Close To Home - Aitch

(Oh, uh-oh, oh, la, la, la, la

Oh, uh-oh, oh, la, la, la, la)

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, uh-oh, oh, la, la, la, la

Oh, uh-oh, oh, la, la, la, la

They love me when I’m home, but I’m never there

We like it here, but it’s better there

We like it here, but it’s better there

Yeah, we like it here, but it’s better there

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, uh-oh, oh, la, la, la, la

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, uh-oh, oh, la, la, la, la

Yeah, we like it here, but it’s better there

Yeah, we like it here, but it’s better there

(Better there, never there

Never there, better there)

Most the ends behind the steel gates

Some man experiencing some real pain

See some old friends and wonder if we’re still mates

Couple bruddahs moving shaky since the deal came

'Long as the fucking bills paid

Tried not to, but I still changed

Most the girls I met are solid with some good hearts

But the ones who done me wrong, I hope it still aches, yeah

You could bang me up for life

I’d be handling it right

Boy, I got Manny in my core (Core), yeah

All the cameras and the lights

Main attraction for the night, if I get anti they get bored (Bored), yeah

What’s the damage on the price

By now, there ain’t much we can’t actually afford ('Ford), yeah

But what’s cash without a life

Three months I ain’t even seen my family, I’m on tour (Tour)

Went from trapping on a bike to a lavish livin' life

Bro’s standing up in court (Court), yeah

Pack your bag, we got a flight

Tell mum and dad I love 'em

I’ll be back again for sure (Sure)

Pack your bag, we got a ride

Ain’t my brother, you can’t come if you won’t **** for me and more

You get a fraction of my life

But the rest, you don’t know nuttin'

So don’t act like you’re on course

They love me when I’m home, but I’m never there

We like it here, but it’s better there

We like it here, but it’s better there

Yeah, we like it here, but it’s better there

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, uh-oh, oh, la, la, la, la

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, uh-oh, oh

Say a prayer before I hit the stage

Tell God to please forgive me if I misbehave

I ain’t perfect, but I’m learning, all this shit’s a game

I know people 'round me lurking, tryna build a name

Fuck 'em all, I hope they’re living straight

Still wonder how they’re coping since I been away

In the bits they put a hole in you for little change

At this point staying local’s just a big mistake

But how the fuck I’m supposed to leave?

When my brothers are in need, I still got cousins in the streets, yeah

Went from Nuthurst to the quays

Came running straight back, shit weren’t as comfy as it seems, yeah

All this money I don’t need

But ain’t made enough to quit, looks like I’m doubling the fees, yeah

Take me home, I just want peace

Losing focus, this ain’t me, I ain’t been sober for a week

Only happy when I’m close to home

Need no one but my family if they went I couldn’t hold my own

Mum and dad had twins, one of them with extra chromosomes

So I’ma stay by 'em till somebody turns me Holy Ghost

They love me when I’m home, but I’m never there

We like it here, but it’s better there

We like it here, but it’s better there

Yeah, we like it here, but it’s better there

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, uh-oh, oh, la, la, la, la

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, uh-oh, oh

They love me when I’m home, but I’m never there

We like it here, but it’s better there

We like it here, but it’s better there

Yeah, we like it here, but it’s better there

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, uh-oh, oh, la, la, la, la

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, uh-oh, oh, la, la, la, la (Oh)