Lyrics
My baby was born in a bed
Describes the comfortable and sanitized environment of the speaker's baby's birth.
With white sheets, machines and heat
Highlights the clinical setting with white sheets, machines, and heat during the birth.
Travelled home in a car
Details the journey back home in a car after the birth.
To a three room nest, eats and sleeps
Describes the modest three-room home where the baby lives, emphasizing basic necessities.
Laminate floor to crawl on, t.v.
Mentions the living conditions with a laminate floor, a television, and an environment of love and security.
Talks, starts to walk amongst love and security
Describes the baby's growth, from crawling on the floor to starting to walk in a loving and secure atmosphere.
Goes to school, learns to read an write
Portrays the baby's progression to school, where they learn to read and write.
Probably follows a team with his friends
Suggests the likelihood of the baby joining a sports team and forming friendships.
And gets to ride the train
Envisions the baby riding a train as part of their life experiences.
Probably fall in love
Anticipates the baby falling in love as they grow older.
Probably get to fly on a plane
Imagines the baby getting the opportunity to fly on a plane.
Get to work all week and spend what he earns
Foresees the baby working and spending their earnings on the high street.
On the high street
Refers to the commercial district where the baby may spend their earnings.
He's got doctors, nurses, fireman, churches
Lists various societal elements like doctors, nurses, firemen, churches, etc., suggesting a well-established community.
Kindergartens, wedding bells and jet black hurses
Contrasts positive elements like weddings with the somber mention of jet black hearses, symbolizing death.
Passport, bank card, maybe his own yard
Highlights elements of modern life like passports, bank cards, and home security.
Locks and alarms, trinkets and charms
Lists security measures like locks and alarms, along with personal possessions like trinkets and charms.
Maybe a baby in his arms.
Suggests the possibility of the baby having their own child.
My baby was born on his knee, one of poverty's offspring
Shifts to a contrasting scenario where the speaker's baby is born in poverty, emphasizing a disadvantaged background.
Can into the world coughing, already full of mama's disease
Describes the baby entering the world already affected by the mother's illness.
Went back to a flat with no gas, no cash
Portrays the challenging living conditions with no gas or cash in a flat.
Wrapped in a duvet full of cigarette ash
Highlights the discomfort with a duvet full of cigarette ash.
Mama can't get no sleep
Depicts the mother's struggle to sleep due to the baby's constant noise.
Baby never quiet enough to eat
Describes the baby's hunger, suggesting a lack of sufficient resources.
Goes to school, learns to steal and fight
Continues the narrative of the disadvantaged baby, depicting a path of learning to steal and fight.
Probably form a team with hs friends
Envisions the baby forming a team with peers and engaging in criminal activities.
Go steam those trains
References illegal activities such as stealing and vandalizing trains.
Fall in love an never trust nobody again
Anticipates the baby facing difficulties in trusting others after experiencing love betrayal.
Gets to work all week
Foresees the baby working all week, possibly in undesirable circumstances.
standing in the high street for joe
Mentions standing in the high street, possibly engaged in illicit activities for "joe."
Hustlin' blow
Implies involvement in illegal drug activities, specifically "hustlin' blow."
Hustlin' blow...
Repeats the mention of engaging in illegal drug activities ("Hustlin' blow").
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