Arms Wide Open Lyrics - Singles - Shystie

Every day's the same, 

Can't get out of bed, 

Crazy thoughts are rushin' in my head. 

Said I'd never take my life 

But, I had them nights 

Where I'm like, fuck it, 

Let me sniff away my life with lines. 

So I sniff and cry 

Dealing with my problems, 

Which are on the rise like the gun crime in Tottenham 

Then I sit and zone 

And I feel a bit alone 

On my Jack Jones, 

Trynna find a way out of this hole. 

No one knows how I feel deep down inside, 

Many nights I've cried 

Nobody around me to confide in 

And no one can identify with what I'm really fightin', 

It's bigger than the drug related problem that I'm hidin'. 

So I looked inside, 

Somethin' then replied 

'You're not a kid no more, 

Kiss your Kidulthood goodnight.' 

So I did and cried 

And when I opened up my eyes, 

Adulthood was waitin' for me arms open wide. 

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Now you wait for days 

Thinkin' what could be? 

Adulthood creeps up so quickly. 

This city takes you in with 

Open arms and grows you. 

So I'm sittin' on this chair 

Battlin' myself, 

Phone to my ear 

But, it goes to voicemail. 

Lips start to quiver, 

My face says 'help' 

As my eyes turn red 

And then begin to swell. 

I leave a little message 

Kinda spillin' out my guts 

But, I word it well, 

I come across like I don't give a fuck 

And it's such a bait life 

But, I do it on the sly 

Where I end it like 

'Call me if you want, K? Bye.' 

Back to sittin' on my Jack Jones, 

Lightin' up a cigarette 

And tears start to flow. 

Coke on the table, like no. 

Kick it over, 

What, so is this how my life's supposed to go? 

So I looked inside, 

Somethin' then replied 

'You're not a kid no more, 

Kiss your Kidulthood goodnight.' 

So I did and cried 

And when I opened up my eyes, 

Adulthood was waitin' for me arms open wide. 

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So what's it gonna take for me to turn my life around? 

Take my finger out my arse and finally sort it out. 

I just need someone to help me up when I fall down 

And help me when I'm on my knees and lift me off the ground. (Ground, ground) 

I'm just lookin' for a way out 

To the point I'm never lookin' back and I stay out, 

No longer wishin' I could trade places for a day out 

In another man's shoes 'cos I hate my life, day out. 

So it's now or never, 

Give up or be a go-getter, 

That's suttin' to better me 

Instead of bein' like, 'whatever'. 

I hate to admit it but, I can't be like this forever 

Man, I really wanna change 

It's time to get my life together. 

So I looked inside, 

And somethin' then replied 

'You're not a kid no more, 

Kiss your Kidulthood goodnight.' 

So I did and I 

Waved it goodbye 

And greeted Adulthood with my arms open wide. 

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