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Pocket Summer (Patois)

[Verse 1] Mi wallet seh, "Cool down" Mi seh, "Mi got yuh, bredrin" Dis summer got a budget An' it really show inna it No big villa pon di hill No plane, no fancy view Just mi, mi cat, mi hoodie An' one fan weh barely blew [Pre-Chorus] So mi makin plans wid pennies Stretchin every single dime If mi cyaan buy di ocean Mi still a steal likkle time [Chorus] Keep it small dis summer Keep it smart dis summer Garden slide an' ice-cold drinks Still feel rich, still feel summer Keep it small dis summer Keep it smart dis summer (keep it small) One pool, one spliff, one friend An' a likkle cash when it over [Verse 2] Yuh cousin kiddie plastic slide Work better than yuh think One hose, two laugh, one sunny lawn An' nobody had fi sink A friend pool, a cheap BBQ A paper plate, a chair Hot dog, tomatoes from di garden An' weed smoke inna di air Cats inside di shade stay winnin Anime pon di screen While everyone else a act up Like broke is now di scene [Pre-Chorus] Yeah, di rent gone up again An' di groceries gone up too But mi nah pay no interest Pon a summer mi cyaa do [Chorus] Keep it small dis summer Keep it smart dis summer Garden slides an' ice-cold drinks Still feel rich, still feel summer Keep it small dis summer Keep it smart dis summer (keep it small) One pool, one spliff, one friend An' a likkle cash when it over [Bridge] No need fi fake no luxury When di bill come back in fall Cheap joy hit harder, honestly When yuh nuh spend it all Lemme di loud ones chase di checkout Lemme dem post seh dem in debt Mi a go home wid grilled zucchini An' money left inna mi pocket yet [Final Chorus] Keep it small dis summer Keep it smart dis summer Garden slides an' ice-cold drinks Still feel rich, still feel summer Keep it small dis summer Keep it smart dis summer (keep it small) One pool, one spliff, one friend An' a likkle cash when it over