RAYE
Beware.. The South London Lover Boy. lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2026
- Genre
- R&B, Pop
- Length
- 3:27
Deep in the heart of the South London concrete jungle
There lives a strange creature
Beware, the South London lover boy
Girls, stay safe out there
Best you stay prepared
He's a South London lover boy
(Uh, uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) beware
(Uh, uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) and be wary
(Uh, uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) it's oh so scary
He'll Lime Bike to your doorstep
Spliff hanging off his lips
He'll grab your arse and squeeze it
Before he leans in for a kiss
He's just so charismatic
And he talks as if he's doing road
And he says, "I'm too toxic for you, darling
But when we kiss, it feels like home"
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 you 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
(Uh, uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) beware
(Uh, uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) he's so aimless
(Uh, uh-uh, uh, uh, uh) it's oh so dangerous
Well, there's another side to this story
For there's a mean kinda beast a-lurking
And it hunts these streets, and it may call you by a whistle
If it finds you, pretty woman, the first thing, uh
T-take care not to antagonise it
Do-don't offend its fragile ego
Stay calm and kind and polite, 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 (it's so, so, beware)
Walking home from work after dark
I need you to repeat after me (it's so, so, so scary)
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
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Key vocabulary
- window
- opening with glassA1
- deep
- far down or far awayA2
- heart
- center of feelingsA2
- london
- capital of EnglandA1
- concrete
- hard building materialB2
- jungle
- wild dense forest
- creature
- living beingB2
- beware
- be careful
- lover
- person who loves
- grab
- take quicklyB2
About this song
RAYE is a British South London singer-songwriter born Rachel Agatha Keen. She works across contemporary pop, R&B, dancehall, and gospel and is known for her debut album My 21st Century Blues and charting hits such as “Escapism.”