Don't Flinch

Текст песни David Dallas - Don't Flinch

Character
G, hard enough?
Yup
Kurt from Countdown
Yup

They say the hard-headed never learn
He said, "To hell with that, my name will forever burn"
In the history of this town, in the next
Just got a fresh batch of ink tatted on his neck
Don't recollect when we met but we kinda been
Much older than thirteen, had some growin' dreams
Of bein' pros on the deck, had a birdhouse
We used to mark people's gear, we were the worst out
Turned out a little different for him than me
'Cause even then, he dealt with things that we didn't see
And little me, I could leave well enough alone
But not him, if he felt that disrespect was shown
Let it be known, he was swingin' on you on sight
Goin' for broke, we be breakin' it up
Tryna tell him it's just jokes, he be like
"I'm not fuckin' laughin', fuck that cunt"
No effect, must've been a bitch that threw that punch
Even if his face swole up
Still ready to scrap if one of the dudes boys tries to bowl up
Ain't no hold up, nah, ain't no hold up, Sway
Still remember gettin' told one day

Don't flinch, tell 'em don't flinch
If you get the news, no tears, don't act like a bitch
Tell 'em don't flinch, don't flinch
If the drama comes, we ain't ever givin' up an inch (Nah, they don't)
Don't flinch, don't flinch
If you get the news, no tears, don't act like a bitch (Like a bitch)
Tell 'em don't flinch, don't flinch
If the drama comes, then the drama comes
It's what it is (It's what it is)

It's what it is, got himself a couple kids
Ain't even twenty-three, knows what the struggle is
Young missus at home while he's workin' double shifts
Tryna make ends meet, tryna cover it
Seemed like this whole dad thing mellowed him out
Used to tell me, "Fuck this underground shit, start sellin' out
Get this money 'cause you never know what's 'round the corner
Fuck bein' cool, cool doesn't feed your daughter"
I said, "All right, bro", told me he would keep in touch
But 'round then was when we started not to see him much
I guess that there was things he would keep from us
If I could go back, I'd tell him start speakin' up
Word starts leakin' that his old lady's pretty sick
That on the low, maybe him and his middy split
Figured I should take a trip 'round
No answer at the front door so let myself in through the lounge
Heard a bit of sound comin' from the kitchen
Like glass bottles bein' put down and Nelly on the system
When it came into vision
The bro's alone at the table with like half the house missin'
Said she left, took the kids to her fam in Gisborne
Hole in the wall where it's probably been kicked in
Lookin' like a time bomb tickin'
Off his head, talkin' 'bout how he's not trippin'
Sayin' he could never be a victim
A man handles problems on his own, he don't need no one to fix 'em
I said askin' for help is okay
He looked me in the eyes and I remembered that thing he used to say

Don't flinch, tell 'em don't flinch
If you get the news, no tears, don't act like a bitch
Tell 'em don't flinch, don't flinch
If the drama comes, we ain't ever givin' up an inch (Nah, they don't)
Don't flinch, don't flinch
If you get the news, no tears, don't act like a bitch (Like a bitch)
Tell 'em don't flinch, don't flinch
If the drama comes, then the drama comes
It's what it is (It's what it is)