Read All About It (feat. Emeli Sandé)

I wanna sing

I wanna shout

I wanna scream till the words dry out

So put it in all of the papers

I'm not afraid

They can read all about it, read all about it, oh

Nothing to hide

Stifle or smother

Suffered and cried

Stride made me tougher

Never mumbled or shy to trouble

I rise above all

Expectations forget rep

Ain't never begged yet

When I wanted to get pence

Hustle to be

I'm exactly what my neck says

Let's get set, I tried to cash in on my Dad's death

I wanted to vent but I never said fuck all

After all you were never kin to me

Family is something that you never been to me

In fact making it harder

For me to see my father

Was the only thing that you ever did for me

I wanna sing

I wanna shout

I wanna scream till the words dry out

So put it in all of the papers

I'm not afraid

They can read all about it, read all about it, oh

As a kid I looked up to you

Only thing was I never saw enough of you

The last thing I said to you was I hated you

I loved you but now it's too late to stay to you

Just didn't know what to do and how to deal with it

Even now deep down, I still live it

To think I used to blame me

I wonder what I did to you to make you hate me

I wasn't even 5

Life's a journey and mine wasn't an easy ride

You never even got to see me rap

I just wish you woulda reached out

I wish you woulda been round when I been down

I wish that you could see me now

Wherever you are, I really hope you find peace

But know that if I ever have kids

Unlike you, I'll never let them be without me

I wanna sing

I wanna shout

I wanna scream till the words dry out

So put it in all of the papers

I'm not afraid

They can read all about it, read all about it, oh

I write songs I can't listen to

Everything I have, I give to you

In everyone of these lines I sing to you

My job's more like public service

My life just became yours to read and interpret

If you heard it it'd come across a lot different at times

I throw fits when I read how they word things

You see me smile

Now you gonna have to see me hurt

Cause pretending everything is alright

When it ain't, really isn't working

I wanna sing

I wanna shout

I wanna scream till the words dry out

So put it in all of the papers

I'm not afraid

They can read all about it, read all about it, oh

I ain't censoring myself for nobody

I'm the only thing I can be

All that is good

All that is bad

All that is me

I wanna sing

I wanna shout

I wanna scream till the words dry out

So put it in all of the papers

I'm not afraid

They can read all about it, read all about it, oh