Showtime Lyrics - Showtime - Dizzee Rascal

This journey starts six years ago in a run down housin' estate 

In bow East London, south east UK, was a young man 

Lets call this young man, Ray 

Frustrated wiv bein' around the way would say, "I'm bored" 

Until one day gathered up some change 

And in exchange got turntables off Tony 

Not only, were they whack, they were wooden 

But he took 'em 'cos it was a bargain and it was a good'en 

And he said to himself, "Who wouldn't?" 

Why not, then he took a little trot to DJ Targets squat 

Stood outside the door and knocked 

Asked what jungle records you got? 

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Must be somethin' you wanna get shot, of, blot 

Din't buy beats, he ready to quit, gave him the whole lot 

Then Ray had little click, they were hot 

Young gun soldiers but it all flopped 

Still it didn't make Ray wanna give up the fight 

Ray jus picked up the mic, would write, lyrics while excluded 

No gifts and glamor included 

Like crime for money, dough, crime pays, didn't ya know? 

Even though Ray come across slow 

Broke shit down, brung another new flow 

Made beats in the back room 

Teacher gave him a new spare time 

Then they got a little bit o'radio airtime 

1: 00 A.M. till 3, be in school by 9 

This was clearly a positive sign 

Learnin' 'bout beats, breaks and bars 

Didn't chat about champagne and cars 

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More concerned wiv you know, the grime 

Made it a touch difficult to shine 

Among these so called underground stars 

Some resented him thus presentin' him with pure dumbness like retards 

It didn't matter, Ray would say, "Okay, I'm gonna be a real star one day" 

Went through dramas along the way 

But he stood firm, pressed on wiv the wordplay 

Went through dramas along the way 

But he stoof firm, pressed on wiv the wordplay 

Went through dramas along the way 

Let's take a look at Ray today, today, today 

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