Strangers in the Night

VERSE 1

I’d just finished off my Curry & Rice,

And I admit, yeah, It was nice

I’m a Redbridge geezer, I built up twice,
Opened the Fridge Freezer, & put one on ice

The time was about 6 P M,
I had to meet my boys at 10

I sparked up a J as I left the East end,
& finished it off when, I arrived at Big Ben

Right in front, Sun’s on the Horizon,
Behind me, the night was rising

I was out in the streets without realising
I’d left on my bracelet where thieves were enterprising

My jewels had already been seen,
By eyes, Lean on green

I was blatantly playing the Guillotine,
I shouldn’t have responded when he asked me for Nicotine

He capitalised & asked for a light,
Surely this cant be right?

Figures started appearing in the gloomy night,
& the message in their eyes was “you and me fight”

I was outnumbered 10 to 1,
"Damn, what have I done"

I was surrounded, and I couldn’t run
All I could think was “I wish I had a gun”

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CHORUS
Strangers in the night…

Wanna come and fight…
They don’t even know me. . .
What do they think they owe me ?

Chill Grizzly, This world is Crazy

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VERSE 2
Doing a favour for a stranger,
Could lead to danger

Giving someone the Benefit of the Doubt,
Could lead to all of your benefits being drained out

Anyway, Back to the story I started,
Trying to avoid getting clarted
I managed to break away and departed,
But they all gave chase, cause this town’s cold hearted

Finally lost them later than sooner,
I Hid behind a Laguna

Accidentally made eye contact with a Space Cruiser
Full of thugs and losers, all Drug Abusers

They’re stepping out looking for action,
I couldn’t handle their faction

The knife against my arm gave me a bad reaction.
I had to grow balls, one by one I sacked ‘em

Dispersed from the scene, half jacked,
Thankful I didn’t get smacked

I lost my mobile so I can’t phone my pack,
There’s nothing left to do but turn around and head back

Returned home like a True Leader,
Restricting blood from my seizure

I got to work with a needle and a tweezer,
As I chilled on the spliff that I left in my freezer

(Copyright.Adil Chaudry.2000)