Emeli Sandé, Dave East - Soon lyrics

I'm writing this letter to tell you I miss ya
The kids' doing better, we hold it together
Saw Joe yesterday
And he told me to tell ya, "To stay strong
My bro" he said, "Don't let them stress ya"
Alicia starts school in a couple of weeks
And she so damn excited
She's counting her sleeps
And I'll send you some pics
In her new uniform i'm so sorry, my baby
It's taking so long now

I'll come to visit you soon soon
It's just you know
I always got the kids in the afternoon oh

And money's been low, so I'm doing whatever
The car had to go got two jobs in the summer
And while I remember, you know my girl, Stacy
She found out she pregnant with twins
Ain't that crazy? And Kenny's still mad
But you know how it is
He'll come 'round eventually
Don't take it personally
No right or wrong way for dealing with this
Everyone's still just adjusting, I guess

Yeah, I'll come to visit you soon soon
It's just you know
I always got the kids in the afternoon
(Whooo)

And sometimes I daydream that
I'm at home cooking
You come through the door
And say, "Hey there, good-lookin'"
I miss how you touch me
I miss how you love me
And look how they robbed me
I hate how they robbed me
See Jake started speakin', his
First word was, "Truck"
They say, "Oh what surprise"
Just like father, like son
And some days with the kids
I get so fucking angry
It's breaking my heart when they asking
"where's daddy?"

I'll come to visit you soon soon
It's just you know
I always got the kids in the afternoon
Never know which way life 'gon come at you
Never know

This life come at you fast, so buckle up
Don't crash
Plastic bags, packed them after class
Just thinking bachelor pads
Emotionally rich, physically broke
Negative seeds get planted
Spirit's could grow
Kids shouldn't know about our altercations
Keep it verbal told you, I heard you
Being nosey have you caught up in
Issues that don't concern you
I wish i wish that time could speed up
See if you worth the time
Pretend to be, fake enemies
I've seen before, familiar kind
Yeah, I got your letter
Ain't have time to read a million lines
It's from the heart, I understand
But you clever within your mind
Vices I could never shake
Options got a limit to 'em
Shiesty from where the children ruined
I'm what the strip influenced
After-school you get the kids
Wasn't there when I did my bit
That's why you won't get to
Live with a Bad Boy, i did it BIG
Paid the rent, I kept you fresh
The crib was plush, I filled the fridge
Now we on some distant shit
You or her, don't know which to pick