Devlin – Paid My Dues Lyrics
Lyrics
Verse 1
- 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
Hook: Devlin x2
- 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
Verse 2
- 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
Hook x2
- 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
Verse 3
- 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
Hook x2
- 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