Paid My Dues - Devlin

It’s been a long time coming, like 9 or 10 years

But now I’m right here because I never stopped running

About 14 or 15 (?) coming

I was putting in 110 so I knew that if I didn’t blow (?)

And I couldn’t be pissed I never tried

They didn’t see the talent I was spitting in my lines

Like somebody was pissing in their eyes

But now it’s my time, my life’s been far from perfect

But forget the sob story I’ll swerve it

I thought I’d stick around like herpes

And try to make some money on the verges of billions

I fucking deserve it

And now my life has a purpose, instead of being worthless

I don’t still wanna' be working when I’m in my late thirties

I spit bars that’s just way too dirty

Yeah I’ve paid my dues, nobody can’t fill my shoes

I’ve come a long way in a short time, spit a short rhyme

And I’ll blow you away like a 45

Yeah I’ve paid my dues, nobody can’t fill my shoes

I’ve come a long way in a short time, spit a short rhyme

And I’ll blow you away like a 45

I’m burning the paper that I’m writing my lines on

All we used to do is sell and smoke weed and sign on

But now I’m (?) by the manner that I climbed on

Many moons ago it’s like shit was a time bomb

Life’s unpredictable similar to a time bomb

(?) that I rhymed on

Trying to move on and make peace with myself and let bygones be bygones

But I don’t care for these pricks I’m just focusing on my songs

Trying to come better every time I switch the mic on

Young spitter everybody’s got their eyes on at the minute

I’m the UK’s ultimate grime icon

And you might hear my verse on the bus

When the school kids are picking through my tunes on their iPods

Bait face like I was on last night’s crime watch

Take my spot?

Not on my watch

Yeah I’ve paid my dues, nobody can’t fill my shoes

I’ve come a long way in a short time, spit a short rhyme

And I’ll blow you away like a 45

Yeah I’ve paid my dues, nobody can’t fill my shoes

I’ve come a long way in a short time, spit a short rhyme

And I’ll blow you away like a 45

I’ve paid my dues, just like you’s

Now they wanna' act like I can’t get through

And I don’t care if you wanna' put a barricade up

That will get stomped and sprayed up

I stand out more than your girlfriend’s make up

Lewi White moved the stakes up, now I’m bringing the flavour

But I still don’t get paid so I guess you could call this slave labour

I’ll take now then I’ll pay later

Devz gets around on the roads

And yes I’ve got a thousand flows that are bound to explode

Like petrol bombs that smash when they’re thrown

You best know that I’ve paid my dues

Them man that were just there couldn’t lace my shoes

Moving up when you’re spitting with the baitest crews

Devilz, the latest news

Yeah I’ve paid my dues, nobody can’t fill my shoes

I’ve come a long way in a short time, spit a short rhyme

And I’ll blow you away like a 45

Yeah I’ve paid my dues, nobody can’t fill my shoes

I’ve come a long way in a short time, spit a short rhyme

And I’ll blow you away like a 45

Yeah I’ve paid my dues, nobody can’t fill my shoes

I’ve come a long way in a short time, spit a short rhyme

And I’ll blow you away like a 45

Yeah I’ve paid my dues, nobody can’t fill my shoes

I’ve come a long way in a short time, spit a short rhyme

And I’ll blow you away like a 45