You know what?
Today I’m pissed off with you,
'Cause you’ve been acting childish T,
Yo, when the fuck you gonna grow up man and stop having these fights with me?
Deep down I know we're cool but sometimes I wonder
Would I really give a fuck if you were six feet under?
I look at you as a friend but when it comes down to it, it's blatant
Me and you ain't tight like the way you are with Jason.
And you don’t listen to me
Like the way you listen to him,
That makes me think that you don’t respect me, that’s how the dissing begins.
Every time we meet we're at each other's throats like a couple of bitches.
I hate the way you try go on like a thug that’s some thick shit,
I know one day you’ll sort yourself out 'cause you ain't stupid.
I just hope that that day ain't that far away 'cause my life’s moving at a fast rate, picking up pace, heading towards the right place. I don’t wanna leave you behind, but I can feel my heart change as everyday goes by I start to realise who my friends are,
If you're one of them, prove it: fix up.

Couldn’t get along today.
Couldn’t get along today.
Perhaps I’ll call you back later.
Couldn’t get along today.
Couldn’t get along today.

Once again my friend
You’ve managed to rattle someone’s cage,
But for once it ain't mine,
Yo, this time it's Dave’s.
Fuck me I thought we were bad,
But you and him are worse:
Falling out over petty shit like money, weed and birds; talking about how if you never saw each other again, it would be too soon. I can't really talk though, 'cause sometimes I feel that way too
I’m just glad that me and you have sorted out our differences, now we can finally be on the level, as you like to put it "just seckle."
So how’s your life man?
Lately you seem really down,
What’s it like living on that council estate in South?
I know you’ve got that big fuck off dog to protect you,
But that ain't your manor man,
What’s wrong with your head dude?
The way you go on, blud,
You need to be careful.
Oi! Don’t give me that shit about "it's all cool", just be careful.
Look I gotta go, when you're in the ends next make sure you check me.
Alright, bruv. Cool, see you next week.

Couldn’t get along today.
Couldn’t get along today.
Perhaps I’ll call you back later.
Couldn’t get along today.
Couldn’t get along today.

Today I’m fucking distraught.
I’m beside myself.
I can't stop crying man
And neither can no-one else,
'Cause today I got a call from Greg
And the first thing he said was, "Hey B! You're not gonna believe this man, but Tony’s dead." And at first I didn’t,
Then I heard the tone in his voice
And I knew he was serious so I didn’t have a choice .
Then suddenly it hit me
And I went silent lost for words.
As I listened to him describe how you died I felt this surge of overwhelming sadness,
Those fucking bastards,
Why'd they have to kill you, man? It's madness.
I keep picturing your face, it’s the first time I’ve seen it scared as I imagine you dropping from that balcony, falling through air.
I don’t know whether you fell trying to escape or whether you was pushed off,
But whatever they did it was enough to get you more than shook up.
All I know is they turned up at your flat whilst you were sleeping
And seriously intended on giving you a beating.
That bitch you lived with must have had something to do with it as well,
She wanted you out of her yard, why the fuck else
Would that dog of yours be locked in another room?
I find it far too convenient;
That slag must have knew
That they were coming to do you something bad.
I can't take this, it's driving me mad. I just can't believe you're gone, I’ve never felt this sad.
T, I fucking love you, man.

Couldn’t get along today.
Couldn’t get along today.
Perhaps I’ll call you back later.
Couldn’t get along today.
Couldn’t get along today.

Now that your gone, nothing will ever be the same.
Your death was a tragedy in every kind of way.
I can't comprehend all the time we wasted on being angry at each other instead of just getting along, it's wrong and it reminds me of how you
Left it last with Dave.
'Cause when you died we didn’t see his arse for days
And those days turned to months and now those months have turned to years,
Three to be exact and still we're holding back the tears. I say we haven’t seen Dave for years,
We have, except it ain't really him
'Cause the David we knew would never take crack or heroin.
It hit him hard just like it did with for Jase, you and him were like brothers and in his heart lies an empty space, 'cause you’ll never be replaced.
And we all feel the same;
All we have is love and respect when someone mentions your name.
So know this, just before I hang up the line for the last time:
We love you
And your forever on our minds.

See you in heaven, bruv.



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    I have to say that without joking this song makes me cry every time I hear it. It's such a powerful emotion that I feel (As i do with many of his songs, mostly in a very depressing way), I must say that I rather annoyed when i found out that all of these songs are fake, this stuff never happened to him. This C.D. was changing the way that I looked at things and to find out that it was fake was just wrong

    PrinceOfGrimeon January 04, 2008   Link
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    this song is so good, i cant believe it has no comments!

    TrashyZombieWhoreon November 24, 2007   Link

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