Brand New Day (Live At Bbc Electric Proms 2010)

I want to take you back to my first album again for a minute
I ain't really got this song in a really, really long time
So it's nice to do it again
Throw, man
Yeah
Check it

Looks like I'm losin' friends
There's a lot of hostility in my ends
We used to argue, always make other new friends
Now we settle disagreements with the skens

Looks like I'm losin' mates
There's a lot of hostility near my gates
We used to fight with kids from other estates
Now eight millimetres settle debates

Looks like I'm losin' sight
'Cause I'm lookin' at the future, it ain't bright
So I look out my window, pray every night
I thank God for my friends but they ain't tight

Looks like I'm losin' hope
'Cause I climbed this mountain without rope
But I know I'm the captain of my boat
So I steadily sail and hope not to fail

But it's a brand new day with new opportunities, what can I say?
I plan to make my pay but put some away for an off-key day
But it's a brand new day with new opportunities, what can I say?
I plan to make my pay but put some away for an off-key day

Demand, collect, cash upfront and direct
Pay money, pay respect, don't insult my intellect
Demand, collect, cash upfront and direct
Pay money, pay respect, don't insult my intellect

When we ain't kids no more
Will it still be about what it is right now?
Like fightin' for anything, anytime
And actin' without a care anywhere

When we ain't kids no more
Will it still be about what it is right now?
Like bank scams, street robbery
Shotters, plotters or HMP

When we ain't kids no more
Will it still be about what it is right now?
Pregnant girls who think they love
Useless mans with no plans

When we ain't kids no more
Will it still be about what it is right now?
'Cause negative signs just keep showin' up
Some of us better just start growin' up

But it's a brand new day with new opportunities, what can I say?
I plan to make my pay but put some away for an off-key day
But it's a brand new day with new opportunities, what can I say?
I plan to make my pay but put some away for an off-key day

Demand, collect, cash upfront and direct
Pay money, pay respect, don't insult my intellect
Demand, collect, cash upfront and direct
Pay money, pay respect, don't insult my intellect

When I look at my life I can't help but think
'Cause I could have gone over to drugs and drink
Every day was the same as the day before
We were never quite sure of what's in store

Every day I wake up I can't help but feel
I'm certain of life, I mean is this real?
Mouthfuls skippin' round my head like dancers
I know it's wrong to question, but I need answers

The who's, the what's, the how's, the when's, the why's
You can look in my face, you see the pain in my eyes
But I hold down, put my feet back and rise

'Cause guys wanna test my words
So I can't just cater for second and third
Plus I know predators only go for the weak
And that's long so I gotta stay strong
Get me?

But it's a brand new day with new opportunities, what can I say?
I plan to make my pay but put some away for an off-key day
But it's a brand new day with new opportunities, what can I say?
I plan to make my pay but put some away for an off-key day

Demand, collect, cash upfront and direct
Pay money, pay respect, don't insult my intellect
Demand, collect, cash upfront and direct
Pay money, pay respect, don't insult my intellect

Thank you