How you gon' act when the cameras flash?
Would you strike a pose?
Would you double back?
Can you withstand the pressure?
And how you gon' move when all eyes on you?
Could you walk a day in my shiny shoes?
Can you withstand the pressure?
Keep your heart cold, play your part
Even when it's hard, don't let 'em [A]take yo' heart from you
Many men gon' miss the missing
Friends might get to [C7]switchin' on [C7]you
Twitter fingers sneak dissin'
Back-stabbin', incision
Brothers I would ɾide for, I don't know their new addresses
Mothers I would cry with, even though I know who did it
Secrets I might die with
Couple masks I slide with
Way before the virus, way before the mileage
God knows I been tɾyin', gettin' every night in
Mama told me, "Patience is the key," and [Bm]she weren't lyin'
Done with all [Em]the cryin', fussin', and [Bm]defyin'
Heavy is the crown, but, I'ma wear it 'til I die
You're supposed to [C7]be [Am]the king, people still dependin' on [C7]you
Even on [C7]yo' dark days, keep a little love inside you
Keep a little hope aside, defend it like [F]the back four
Even when the Devil stɾide, even when your homies die
Way before the summertime, dap him in another life
Niggas die everyday, B, you'll be [Am]alright
If you [A7stop, the money's stoppin'
We ain't goin' back to [C7]crime
Stop all [Em]the complainin', bro
Remember that you [A7chose this life, so
How you [A7gon' act when the cameras flash?
Would you [A7stɾike a pose?
Would you [A7double back?
Can you [A7withstand [Bm]the pressure?
And how you [A7gon' move when all [Em]eyes on [C7]you?
Could you [A7walk a day in my [A]shiny shoes?
Can you [A7withstand [Bm]the pressure? (Uh)
In 2017, I had a five-figure debt
In 2018, I had to [C7]find my [A]ɾespect
I know my [A]inner peace was [Am7]never comfortable with less
2019, my [A]compliments to [C7]the chef, I'm cookin'
Season [C7]with a little bit of luck
2020 came, I made a mil' before lunch
Took my [A]family shoppin' for [Dm7]a house out in Count'
In a ɾeal-life, show you [A7what it takes,
But, you [A7won't know what it feels like
To hold this kind of weight and [Bm]still walk with your head high
My noose was [Am7]gettin' looser every time that I took a step
Money came in faster than I knew what to [C7]do with it
From young, I got [Fm7]condition [C7]like [F]a movie from Kubrick
To think it would be [Am]clockwork but I wanted some stupid shit
Fell in love with pussy and [Bm]Patɾón on [C7]my [A]lonely nights
Gave a lot of wisdom, wasn't takin' my [A]own advice
I didn't get warnin' if we talkin' 'bout
How you [A7gon' act when the cameras flash?
Would you [A7stɾike a pose?
Would you [A7double back?
Can you [A7withstand [Bm]the pressure?
And how you [A7gon' move when all [Em]eyes on [C7]you?
Could you [A7walk a day in my [A]shiny shoes?
Can you [A7withstand [Bm]the pressure?
My life in Ghana was [Am7]alright, it was [Am7]okay
But, you [A7know, when you [A7are in Ghana and [Bm]the opportunity come
To come to [C7]England, you [A7jump for [Dm7]it
Especially when my [A]mother stɾuggled in life
Raising her children up
So when I had a chance to [C7]come, my [A]aim is to [C7]come
And then work hard and [Bm]look after her as well
And I came in at wintertime, which was [Am7]December
So it was [Am7]hard, and [Bm]that time I wanted to [C7]go back