By then it will be too late for ya, When the fire spreads and burns, don't you know?
He's just a kid, off the estate They call him 'Little Jake' Today he tried to buy weed with his little mate Up in the bits, but he's just a kid So he was open to manipulation He had to undergo initiation And when some older boys saw the situation They took the piss, now look at this little yout' beating up his only friend The only one that weren't pretend And even gave him the money for the peng From mice to men, and then to rats But only a snake behaves like that But the gang don't care if he falls through the gaps They're just happy that he falled for the trap
By then it will be too late for ya When the fire spreads and burns
He's just a kid, but he feels like the man today Been at a house party around the way Doing illegal shit, but he's just a kid Yeah he bust his very first nut today So quick, if you wear the wrong shoes you'll slip Better keep up wi' the tempo, wi' the clique Cause what they on's messed up bruv And now that he's rollin wi' these vexed up thugs Course he's gonna make it his only mission In this little gang it's a competition To the little man what a disposition Holier than thou, he was born a Christian All he worships now is a knive and idolism Wise men'll tell you with age comes wisdom And you can't be saved by religion unless you have faith So it makes no difference to the youths that are raised in the system Who don't have age on the side Or any positive role models in their lives that provide insight As for Jake, he's already made his decision And now he's just another poster boy For David Cameron's 'Broken Britain'
Playing with fire, it doesn't burn
By then it'll be too late for ya When the fire spreads and burns