RAYE Beware.. The South London Lover Boy.
Deep in the heart of the South London concrete jungle There lives a strange creature Beware, the South London lover boy (Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha; Ah) Girls, stay safe out there Best you stay prepared He's a South London lover boy (Oh, uh-uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) Beware (Oh, uh-uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) And be wary (Oh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh) It's, so, so scary (Uh-uh, uh-uh) He'll Lime Bike to your doorstep (Ooh) Spliff hangin' off his lips (Ooh) He'll grab your arse and squeeze it (Ooh) before he leans in for a kiss (Uh-uh, uh-uh) He's just so charismatic (Uh-uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) And he talks as if he's doing road (Uh-uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) And he says, "I'm too toxic for you, darling" (Uh-uh-uh, uh, uh, uh), "But when we kiss, it feels like home" (Uh-uh, uh-uh) Beware (Won't you beware?) The South London lover boy (The South London lover boy) They'll know where to find you (They'll know where to find you) Especially early when you're home alone too Beware (Beware, beware) He'll pull up on you in an all-black car And start reading poems out the window He's not looking for a heart, just your pillow to rest his head Girls, stay safe out there Best you stay prepared He's a South London lover boy (Oh, uh-uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) Beware (Oh, uh-uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) He's so aimless (Oh, uh-uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh) It's, so, so dangerous Well, there's another side to this story (Ooh) For there's a mean kinda beast a lurking (Ooh) And it hunts these streets, and it may call you by a whistle (Ooh) If it finds you, pretty woman, the first thing, uh (Tuh-tuh-tuh) Take care not to antagonise it Do-don't offend its fragile ego Stay calm and kind and polite, oh, darling Or else the outcome could be lethal Beware, eh-eh-eh-yeah (Won't you beware?) The South London lover boy (The South London lover boy) They'll know where to find you (They'll know where to find you) Especially early when you're home alone too Beware (Beware, beware) He'll pull up on you in an all-black car And start reading you poems out the window He's not looking for a heart, just your pillow to rest his head Girls, stay safe out there (There) Best you stay prepared (Ooh) He's a South London lover boy Alright, girls (It's so, so, so scary) Wherever you're listening In your house, in your car (And so, so, beware) Walking home from work after dark (It's so, so, so scary) I need you to repeat after me Stay wary, girls, it's scary out there, sing (Uh, uh, girls) Girls, stay safe out there, sing (Girls) Girls, stay safe out there, sing (Sing, girls) Best to stay prepared, sing Best to stay prepared, sing (It's wild out there, sing) Girls, stay safe out there, sing Girls, stay safe out there, sing It's best to stay prepared Uh-uh-uh, we think she needs a chance Girls, stay safe out there Girls, stay safe out there Best to stay prepared Best to stay prepared Oh, girls, stay safe out there Girls, stay safe out there Best to stay prepared Best to stay prepared (Oh) He's not looking for your heart, just a pillow to rest his head Ooh, that boy is a South London lover boy Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah