Close To Home Lyrics

Close To Home - Aitch

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Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la, la, la, la

Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la, la, la, la

They love me when I'm home but I'm never there

We like it here but it's better there

We like it here but it's better there

Yeah, we like it here but it's better there

Oh-ooh-whoa

Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la, la, la, la

Oh-ooh-whoa

Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la, la, la, la

Yeah, we like it here but it's better there

Yeah, we like it here but it's better there

(Better there, never there)

(Never there, better there)

Most the ends behind the steel gates

Some man experiencing some real pain

See some old friends and wonder if we're still mates

Couple brothers movin' shaky since the deal came

'Long as the fuckin' bills paid

Tried not to, but I still changed

Most the girls I met are solid with some good hearts

But the ones who done me wrong, I hope it still aches, yeah

You could bang me up for life, I'd be handlin' it right

Boy, I got Manny in my core (core), yeah

All the cameras and the lights, main attraction for the night

If I get anti they get bored (bored), yeah

What's the damage on the price?

By now, there ain't much we can't actually afford ('ford), yeah

But what's cash without a life?

Three months I ain't even seen my family, I'm on tour (tour)

Went from trappin' on a bike to a lavish livin' life

Bro's standin' up in court (court), yeah

Pack your bag, we got a flight

Tell mum and dad I love 'em, I'll be back again for sure (sure)

Pack your bag, we got a ride

Ain't my brother, you can't come if you won't, for me and more

You get a fraction of my life, but the rest, you don't know nothin'

So don't act like you're on course

They love me when I'm home but I'm never there

We like it here but it's better there

We like it here but it's better there

Yeah, we like it here but it's better there

Oh-ooh-whoa

Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la, la, la, la

Oh-ooh-whoa

Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la, la, la, la

Say a prayer before I hit the stage

Tell God to please forgive me if I misbehave

I ain't perfect but I'm learnin', all this shit's a game

I know people 'round me lurkin', tryna build a name

Fuck 'em all, I hope they're livin' straight

Still wonder how they're copin' since I been away

In the bits, they put a hole in you for little change

At this point stayin' local's just a big mistake

But how the fuck I'm supposed to leave?

When my brothers are in need, I still got cousins in the streets, yeah

Went from Nuthurst to the quays

Came runnin' straight back, shit weren't as comfy as it seems, yeah

All this money I don't need

But ain't made enough to quit, looks like I'm doublin' the fees, yeah

Take me home, I just want peace

Losin' focus, this ain't me, I ain't been sober for a week

Only happy when I'm close to home

Need no one but my family if they went, I couldn't hold my own

Mum and dad had twins, one of them with extra chromosomes

So I'ma stay by 'em 'til somebody turns me Holy Ghost

They love me when I'm home but I'm never there

We like it here but it's better there

We like it here but it's better there

Yeah, we like it here but it's better there

Oh-ooh-whoa

Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la, la, la, la

Oh-ooh-whoa

Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la, la, la, la

They love me when I'm home but I'm never there

We like it here but it's better there

We like it here but it's better there

Yeah, we like it here but it's better there

Oh-ooh-whoa

Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la, la, la, la

Oh-ooh-whoa

Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, la, la, la, la

Oh-oh