If you wanna know something ′bout me

The blood in my veins is full of northern grit

I got that northern soul, and I got bags of itWe're far from ordinary people

And if you wanna know something ′bout us

The hearts in our chest are full of northern love

And even when we broke, we'll always have enough

We're far from ordinary people, We′re far from ordinary

Alright how can I say this

I′m from a place where, no-one expects us to make it

There was the Stone Roses & Oasis

But when they were big we were still babies

I'm talking to the new generation

And we wasn′t born in the 80s

They say that we don't see many places

′Cause nobody left here for ages

Serious love for the people that raised us

Even though it got crazy

Poverty stricken but that never phased us

Not one of us lazy

And I'll be the first to say money dont change us

Well it didn′t change me

I'll never forget where I came from thats cos

It's the struggle that saved me

On the streets we got brought up

And we′d play on the grass cos we tryin to be pro footballers

They say theres no kings out here

Nobodies got money, everyone of us paupers

I beg to differ... cos I see the bigger picture

Everyone of us kings

We can live on the street

And make it a castle

Fuck what they call us

They can keep throwing out orders

In fact bring cameras and recorders

We been fighting for survival

And your gonna learn what war does

Why did they call it an army?

That′s cos it's filled with soldiers

Theres a war going on outside and its life

You can keep the revolvers

If you wanna know something ′bout me

The blood in my veins is full of northern grit

I got that northern soul, and I got bags of it

We're far from ordinary people

And if you wanna know something ′bout us

The hearts in our chest are full of northern love

And even when we broke, we'll always have enough

We′re far from ordinary people, We're far from ordinary

Okay, what do they expect?

They expect us to fail this test

They think cos we're broke and we′re not blessed

Like we′re gonna watch our parents stress

No chance

And more time our parents are broken up anyway, theres no romance

And the cars been sold

And thats cos theres no keeping up with their finance

What did they want us to do?

Skip down the road to the job centre and just hold hands?

Its not easy out here, depressions a killer

Especially when you've got no plans

So much pain on a daily basis

Would you not grab the painkiller with both hands?

Its a shame the painkiller is weed & liquor

Strong enough to wipe out the whole gang

If Im being brutally honest

I dont condone it, but I understand the stealing

And the violence

Yeah man run when they hear the sirens

No comment

Leave the room in silence

Thats the same boy whos mum got

Treated bad in the job center on friday

Dad dont care so he lacks the guidance

Its a shame that the streets are evil

But thats just where we grown up

And not everything was legal

But thats where we learnt to be tough

Most people grind to a halt

Like a car with no petrol or no diesel

But we keep it moving round ere

Cos we far from ordinary people

If you wanna know something ′bout me

The blood in my veins is full of northern grit

I got that northern soul, and I got bags of it

We're far from ordinary people

And if you wanna know something ′bout us

The hearts in our chest are full of northern love

And even when we broke, we'll always have enough

We′re far from ordinary people, We're far from ordinary

I see the raindrops falling again

We look up to greet the heavens

Who cares if we had harsh beginnings

We know congruence

If you wanna know something 'bout me

The blood in my veins is full of northern grit

I got that northern soul, and I got bags of it

We′re far from ordinary people

And if you wanna know something ′bout us

The hearts in our chest are full of northern love

And even when we broke, we'll always have enough

We′re far from ordinary people

We're far from ordinary (people)