Murder Murder in the streets of London

Murder in the streets of London

I stabbed a man today

Somebody looked at me the wrong way

My DNA all over the place

Just another stat for the UK

My bloody clothes down a dirty alleyway

CCTV clear as day

I′ll be out on my 45th birthday

All I wanted was his trainers

The plan was to ask for directions

An easy target jump him that's it

Fuck him

I want my respect two wounds to the chest

Everybody watching him take his last breath

I hear the sirens panic creeps in

Throw the knife in a nearby bin

I wasn′t thinking adrenaline pumping

Even if I get caught I'm just a kid

The judge will go easy

Plead not guilty

Maybe insanity that's what they do in the movies

Outside the Old Bailey waiting on the jury

3 Days waited for the verdict

Found guilty reality hits me

I start crying pleading looking at the grieving mother

Gave some speech about forgiveness but I doubt she′ll accept it

Murder murder in the streets of London

Murder murder in the streets of London

Murder murder in the streets of London

Pass your judgement

Inside The Old Bailey

Inside The Old Bailey

Murder murder in the streets of London

Pass your judgement

Inside The Old Bailey

It doesn′t feel like justice today

I need to tidy up my sons resting place

Some fresh flowers

Drinking in the morning

A distraction a copying mechanism

The pain won't fade away

Going back to the same day

A freeze frame

2 PM a knock on the front door

The officier looking nervous

Told me his sorry

Broke the news gently

Shock kicks in

Nauseous breathless speechless

Waking up to seeing it in the paper

7 Stages feeling guilty

Making funeral arrangements

Somebody else′s entertainment

I'm dressed in black today

Some exam results came through the front door today

Baby sister asking for her brother

Journalists waiting patiently

Outside the Old Bailey

Waiting on a headline

In the court room

All eyes on me

Looking at my sons killer

Day 3 found guilty

I feel empty

His crying looking straight at me

Pleading for forgiveness

I just can′t accept it

Murder Murder in the streets of London

Murder Murder in the streets of London

Murder Murder in the streets of London

Sentence given

Nothing changes

Inside The Old Bailey

Inside The Old Bailey

Murder Murder in the streets of London

I got out of prison the other day

I think about him everyday

His screams won't go away

I thought I was the big man inside

I′m no hard nut

Going crazy fights on the daily

Wake up cold sweats

I'm living in two nightmares

46 Quid sent on my merry way

Wait till the benefits are paid

No jobs getting back to me

My work coach asking me what's stopping me

Mum can′t stand the sight of me

Least inside I had a roof over my head

A blue foam mattress

Outside I got nothing or nobody

No opportunities

Getting funny looks down the street

No place in society

My mental health drowning

I took one life yet I can′t take mine

One mistake I can't fix it

People on the street looking at me

I′m paranoid do they recognise me?

London's scary a never ending story

Murder murder in the streets of London

Murder murder in the streets of London

Murder murder in the streets of London

Nothing′s forgotten

Never forgiven

Inside The Old Bailey

Inside The Old Bailey