Not Addicted - The Streets

It’s his lucky day, that’s a given

He’ll tick the box on the slip and then just watch and learn

He’s not addicted, he can stop anytime

But this is gonna pay, he feels it, this one’ll be fine

This time I know I’m gonna smash the bet

I foresee it smacked in the back of the net

Men grip slips, wipe their hands of sweat

The camera pans the away fans end

Twenty quid for Blues to thrash the Reds

Then cash that cash when the ref has said

My mate’s out, his pad’s a mess

It’s getting late, I’ve not dashed yet

Oi, the question I have to ask myself

Is can I see us not battering them?

If I can’t see that happening then

I’m gonna put all my money down on one fat bet

Now I don’t know the first thing about football

But my instincts tell me this is my windfall

It’s his lucky day, that’s a given

He’ll tick the box on the slip and then just watch and learn

He’s not addicted, he can stop anytime

But this is gonna pay, he feels it, this one’ll be fine

This time I know I would’ve cashed the lot

I would’ve held in my hand the whole jackpot

The game’s won, the ends have a swap

Two-nil up, they’re getting mashed up

But I won’t win now, the chance flopped

'Cause I couldn’t make it to the damn shop

Might as well put tea in that pot

I’ve got nowhere else I have to bop

The question I have to ask one

Is how I managed not to manage the trot

Maybe I could phone in and slap it on

Put all my money on a mid-match one

Yes, I don’t know the first thing about football

But my instincts tell me this is my windfall

It’s his lucky day, that’s a given

He’ll tick the box on the slip and then just watch and learn

He’s not addicted, he can stop anytime

But this is gonna pay, he feels it, this one’ll be fine

Hmm, shit, I’m mad glad I didn’t back that match

Supposed to be an unproblematic catch

Full time, the whistle blasted after

And the last passer passed the last pass

Would you believe how we fell back?

Three goals lost in the last half

So glad I was stranded back at the flat

Wincing at every goal we let 'em have

The question I now have to ask

Is how the fuck did we get smashed that bad?

I just very, very nearly, nearly

Lost every penny of all my cash

Yes, I don’t know the first thing about football

And my instincts almost led me to a pitfall

It’s his lucky day, that was barmy

He didn’t tick that box on the slip and what a relief

He’s not addicted, he can stop anytime

But next time he will be more lucky, next time he’ll be fine

It’s his lucky day, that was barmy

He didn’t tick that box on the slip and what a relief

He’s not addicted, he can stop anytime

But next time he will be more lucky, next time he’ll be fine

I need to rethink the technique of my betting shit

Maybe change the parameters a little bit

Instead of betting on to win the football

I’ll bet to lose the cricket