(ExP)

I sit in city centres and watch the pigeons; pay attention for the cost of living
Given hope from songs and rhythms, cut up tracks with long divison
Sick of the competitions and the politicians making wrong decisions
Concentrate on the visions before I'm rendered blind
I'm spending time thinking the end is nigh
But pregnant wives are on the uprise so when we die
Another 5 will take our spot, we hesitate or stop
Another day that we waste, when we say we're not
Fooling anyone but ourselves, fucking hell
Just a spell dwelling in light might make us stop feeling unwell
Put some colour back in the cheeks, we're bastards and cheats
Looking down on faggots with dreams or passionate geeks
Always a bad word for someone - police are catching the thieves
But they're blagging us for tagging up or having some weed
And fair dos there's segregation in a het up nation
Where the pressures getting measured but there's never ventilation
Education's in a fucked up situation
Degree's handed out like sweets if you can afford to get a placement
If you can't you work there's just sense in that
Real Estate these days means you need to rent a flat
And while your money's frittered away, you stay bitter and say
You wish you had done better at school instead of piss it away
But what's a life with regrets, it's like a knife with no edge
Just live it right to the death and you might beat the tests
You might even get pluses from a negative earth
Where the pessimists smirk, and your worth as much as you can get in your purse

I reckon everyone chats crap
But it's not that bad

I complain about Bradford
But it's not that bad

It's years since my last shag
But it's not that bad

And if it is that bad
I should just get pissed and laugh

I feel like death warmed up and I can hear the vultures, my veins are stressed and bulbous
But the hiphop culture is the only cure for stress related oral ulsars
And if I eat more pulses and green vegetables
I might even make it to the next leeds festival
And I reckon, perhaps my life is going in the right direction
When I'm off work on the 5th of the 5th of the 5th at 5:55 and 55 seconds
Price checking at Asda? That isn't for me
I sit proud adminning in the card industry
When you care enough to give the very least
Cos DHL keep messing up the orders, it's getting me cheesed
Off, and the air conditioning's making me sneeze, cough
Wheeze, pop another 50p in the coke machine, the breeze stops
And it's hot as hell in an office, wearing a shirt
Disregarding email policies and daring to flirt
They're flattered but it's fairly absurd
They wouldn't reproduce with me if these balls were the last pair on the earth
But blag it - I'm not looking...or maybe I am
I'm 20 now, I'm not ready for a baby or pram
My niece is beautiful she takes my smile and makes it expand
But if I became a Dad now I'd turn as insane as my nan
Troubles washed away on the sand, watching the tide breathe
Is my tai chi, it settles my mind quite nicely
Or a quiet tea with no sugar and lots of milk
My postures chilled, watching the box, turning off the grill
Eating the stake I prepared, reflection makes me aware
That life isn't that bad, but bad stuffs taking me there
And I need to just share my feelings - I've had a ball
Through hard times? nah - it hasn't been that bad at all

I reckon everyone chats crap
But it's not that bad

I complain about Bradford
But it's not that bad

It's years since my last shag
But it's not that bad

And if it is that bad
I should just get pissed and laugh