Leave To Remain Lyrics

Yeah

It's been far from a, from a

From an easy journey you know

It's been, it's been ups and downs

It's been bumps and speed breaks

It's been (Uh)

I had a layover at Casablanca

Touched down at Heathrow

Terminal 4 and it was 7 o'clock

When I stepped out, I felt real cold

Waiting for Stephen to come pick me up

Lost one of my bags and it pissed me off

Had to wait for him, had to save money

Cah booking a cab was like sixty bucks

PDA on the TFL

Everything was like fiction

On the underground

I kept looking around

And a bunch couples just kissing, lipsing

Listen, one of them was like sixteen

Took the Piccadilly then Victoria

All the way South to Brixton (Huh)

That was day one

City vibes A-1

Top boys, paigons

Straight dudes, gay ones

When I stepped out of the station

It was culture shock

Then I checked my Oyster balance

I was like, what the fucc!

Everything seems so expensive

The skyline is so extensive

The protocol is so excessive

The street style is so expressive

Everybody's always in a rush

The fast pacing got ma heart racing

Had to settle in

But adrenaline was a bit too much

As a matter of fact

I knew that I had to adapt

Finally got to the flat

And then I start to unpack

I called up my parents

I told them I landed

You know my dad with the jokes

Like, we thought you got stranded!

Next day, I'm singing hallelujah

With a congregation (Amen)

Sunday morning in Central London

At Holy Nation

As a newcomer I introduced myself

And then I passed the mic

I got handshakes and a brochure

Then a welcome message from pastor Mike

Yeah, wonderful sermon

The preacher said heaven is home

Now the service is over

So we all heading home

Ooh, thrills

It initially feels like

Boom, bills (Woah)

Welcome to real life

Bus fare, rent money

Save up, spend money

Borrow, lend money

Back home, send money

Hustling, studying, juggling, struggling

Freshers, lectures, adventures, extras

Keeping up the pace

Life was getting faster

Flipping every page

Going through the chapters

Working like a slave

Just to get a masters

Same diet everyday

It was either rice or pasta

Either go hard or go home

Either take risks or go broke

Either level up or you give it up

Cause the hustle here is no joke

London's litty

And I love the city

But what a pity

The cost of living is nothing pretty

Thank God for Sherrie's mom

Very lovely and very young

Very bubbly and very fun

And she treated me like her very son

The love was running deep

The bills was running up

My money was running low

My visa was running out

Now I got ma papers right

I'm tryna get ma paper right

I remember

When I used to stay up late at night

Had no data

I had used up all my megabytes

And still I never doubted

I was destined for the greater heights!

So I kept on

Obstacles, I stepped on

Every bar I flexed on

And yet still, I'm slept on?

Ironic

The journey's been iconic

Resilience is my superpower

I play the hero like comics

Now fast forward, years later

Lots of laughter and tears later

Self-belief and prayers later

Overcoming my fears later

Motivating my peers later

Ignoring all the naysayers later

Here I am

To the future, cheers hater

Can't stop, won't stop

Till we on top