Playing with Fire
One day you'll learn when you get burntBy then it will be too late for yaBe too late for yaWhen the fire spreads and burns, don't you know?
He's just a kid, off the estateThey call him little JakeToday he tried to buy weed with his little mateUp in the bits, but he's just a kidSo he was open to manipulationHe had to undergo initiationAnd when some older boys saw the situationThey took the piss, now look at thisLittle yout' beating up his only friendThe only one that weren't pretendAnd even gave him the money for the pengFrom mice to men and then to ratsBut only a snake behaves like thatBut the gang don't care if he falls through the gapsThey're just happy that you fall for the trap
Playing with fireIt doesn't burnThe first time your handsWalk through the flamePlaying with fireBitter and sweet, whoa noScorching skin nowHell on its wayPlaying with fireFire, fire, fire, fireYou're playing with fire
One day you'll learn when you get burntBy then it will be too late for yaBe too late for yaWhen the fire spreads and burns, don't you know?
He's just a kid, but he feels like the man todayHe joined a gang todayBeen at a house party around the wayDoing illegal shit, but he's just a kidStill he's in luck today, he got a fuck todayYeah, he bust his very first nut todayIn some stupid bitch, today's moving quickSo quick, if you wear the wrong shoes you'll slipBetter keep up with the tempo of the clique'Cause what they on is messed up bruvAnd now that he's rolling with these vexed up thugsSo what's next up bruv?'Cause he's gonna make it his only missionTo better his positionIn this little gang it's a competitionTo the little man with a dispositionHolier than thou, he was born a ChristianAll he worships now is an idealismWise men will tell you with age comes wisdomAnd you can't be saved by religion unless you have faithSo it makes no difference to the youths that are raised in the systemYou don't have age on your sideOr any positive role models in their lives that provide insightSo they ain't gonna listenAs for Jake, he's already made his decisionAnd now he's just another poster boy for David Cameron's Broken Britain
Playing with fireIt doesn't burnThe first time your handsWalk through the flamePlaying with fireBitter and sweet, whoa noScorching skin nowHell on its wayPlaying with fireFire, fire, fire, fireYou're playing with fire
One day you'll learn when you get burnedBy then it will be too late for yaBe too late for yaWhen the fire spreads and burns, don't you know?