[Verse 1: Lemzi] I never grew in the slums My house is no derelict But [?] full of d**, [?] Even home to terrorists Moving to those places That would sue the forever rich But hometown's in my heart Where I go it will ever sit University has shown me levels of diversity Love for people nationwide Like all my Mancunians Let's leave the North/South divide Makes things worse to me The keyword's cohesion We're stronger when in unison Like E's to the capital, magical and theatrical Never grew up with the thoughts And we going to [?] Grew up in a household Forced to go and tackle school But I know there's many living lives that will baffle you Cos no one's acting straight People are just getting wearier Guys move to guys just to prove their not inferior Many grow in places [?] getting scarier So I bought some people to [?] the Manny area ([?] the Manny area) [Hook] Round my hometown, memories are fresh Round my hometown, ooh, the people I've met Are the wonders of my world, are the wonders of my world Are the wonders of this world, are the wonders and now [Verse 2: Vigilance] Welcome to my hometown A place where everyone gets down A place of war and a place of peace A place of criminals and a place of Police This is the original source of our development Growing up in the streets doesn't necessarily make you a criminal I keep on telling them This is a place of great intelligence f** the racism We're living together in this community Music seems to be my only opportunity You got to stop the beef within the streets A d**h of a brother Due to him giving cheek Respect to every single race and religion Respect to every single MC spittin' Respect to everyone spittin' to winnin' Respect to Manchester this is a place where we be living Much respect because this where we be chilling yeah [Hook] [Verse 3: Kid Katharsis] This is the place where I was raised Where I spent my days Thinking where did it all go away This is the place that took my mother's place But it's not her fault she was not well, she was not okay I'm feeling this hometown glory See this homegrown story unfold Right before your eyes Roll my eyes I'm the prize What I realise life quickly pa**es by This is the place we got sent back and forth On the course of unpredictable predicaments and so forth This is the source of my victimness and cold heart Home is where the heart is The fact is This is where I died and became Kid Katharsis This is where I found how unfair real life is So it's hard to let go When I'm from this peice of land was my home from the [?] [Hook] [Verse 4: Bamo] This is for those who face the pain of not seeing their hometown The ones who had to leave because of oppression but hold down The ones who are miles apart but live the same and don't forget Those who don't recept to conform like those who're in Tibet The ones who aren't free to take off like Gaza and Shagos The ones who don't see where they're at but where they came from Keep the truth Close to you Keep it real Hold your [?] No matter where we're at we always go home This is true When my people bleed I bleed My wounds get even deeper When I vacate my city I think why did I leave her When I touch down I feel my heart pump and my breath back We have infinity to ours don't let the West make you forget that From Tokyo to [?] And [?] back to Cape Town To Rio, Kashmir, Tehran, Baghdad [?] Keep your spirits high up in the air It's time to live fam [Hook]