Convo with a Cabbie

[00:10.55] I called the number advertised
[00:11.86] 10:00 p.m., my cab arrived
[00:13.52] I'm in a rush but in a short time
[00:14.95] Here's what we did discussed
[00:16.13] Politics, wars and more religion in my vision
[00:18.62] They say my mind ain't free, I'm a pigeon in the prison
[00:21.14] 'Cause I'm living with the Smith and
[00:22.80] I'm calling it a way of life
[00:23.90] Not knowing if I'll stay alive if I rave tonight
[00:26.21] But that's the risk we take
[00:27.32] I don't think I'll live to see 68
[00:29.33] Old time but due to misbehave
[00:30.89] Like the kids on Ricki Lake
[00:32.28] Where's your story?
[00:33.48] I paid the cost before me
[00:34.36] He then replied, "Young blood, I done drugs and not to cure me"
[00:38.00] You say you was an artist in the '80s
[00:39.94] Had a wife, but he was out busy, partying with the ladies
[00:42.44] Fucking tarts in his Mercedes
[00:43.86] Never father to his babies
[00:45.39] To them, daddy don't exist
[00:46.78] Daddy left but they're older now
[00:48.50] So they know what daddy won't admit
[00:50.69] Mistakes are made, but it's likely they face your brain
[00:53.76] And disgrace your name, your kids state your shame
[00:55.54] He said, one day we're infants, he'd watch from a distance
[00:58.49] Even though they never had a dad, they never need assistance
[01:00.99] Kicking out was the peak decision
[01:02.63] Who am I to judge after all, I gave my parents hell
[01:05.41] Run away from home and tell my mum I wasn't scared of jail
[01:07.77] My life isn't a fairy tale
[01:09.69] Me, I'm a monster in a scary world
[01:12.28] That's how you gotta be, I swear that I barely fail
[01:15.19] And if I get shift, they weren't gonna hear me tell
[01:17.14] I rather do a bid, that's when he mentioned
[01:19.10] He was sectioned in the tension
[01:20.51] For what weapons possessions
[01:21.59] So his perfection, it's a blessing
[01:23.71] I learnt a lesson in the second, life ain't pleasant
[01:25.72] It's stress and most of us don't change 'til it's too late
[01:28.50] That's when he turn to me
[01:29.63] And showed me burns that were third degree
[01:31.75] Said he set himself alight
[01:33.10] And his first coup, first day at nursery
[01:36.12] Then it occurred to me
[01:37.22] Behind the curtains, only God knows what a person needs
[01:40.15] He thinks his life is now nothing more than work and sleep
[01:42.92] That's when I heard police
[01:44.46] It looks like up ahead, there's an emergency
[01:47.20] Car accident, no way around it
[01:49.59] Both cars written off, put 'em in a salbitch
[01:52.35] A bystander told us casualties were fatal
[01:54.68] But we saw what we saw
[01:55.89] The cab driver couldn't move like he was actually disabled
[01:58.65] Head-on collision
[02:00.14] The occupants of each car, they don't collision
[02:02.64] But check the twist
[02:03.64] Who would've thought it'd be his ex and kids?
[02:05.34] Words can't explain the look upon his face
[02:07.38] It come like something out ecstasy's
[02:09.54] You'll hear the messages
[02:10.81] Life's unpredictable
[02:12.18] Keep your relatives close
[02:14.13] So, if they're gone, you can reminisce
[02:15.72] And hope that your name's on the heaven list
[02:19.34] (Heaven list)
[02:20.56] (Heaven list)
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