Ordinary People

[Chorus: JP Cooper] If you wanna know something 'bout me The blood in my veins is full of northern grit I got that northern soul, man 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're broke, we'll always have enough We're far from ordinary people [Verse 1: Bugzy Malone] Alright how can I say this I'm from a place where, no-one expects us to make it There was The Stone Roses and 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 don't change us Well it didn't change me I'll never forget where I came from - that's 'cause It's the struggle that saved me On the streets we got brought up And we'd play on the grass 'cause we're tryna be pro footballers They say there's no kings out here, nobody's got money, everyone of us paupers I beg to differ... 'cause I see the bigger picture Every one of us kings We could 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 record us We've been fighting for survival And you're gonna learn what war does Why did they call it an army? That's 'cause it's filled with soldiers There's a war going on outside and it's life You can keep the revolvers [Chorus: JP Cooper] If you wanna know something 'bout me The blood in my veins is full of northern grit I got that northern soul, man 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're broke, we'll always have enough We're far from ordinary people We're far from ordinary [Verse 2: Bugzy Malone] Okay, what did they expect? They expect us to fail this test They think 'cause 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, there's no romance And the car's been sold And that's 'cause there's no keeping up with their finance What do they want us to do? Skip down the road to the job centre and just hold hands? It's not easy out here, depression's 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? It's a shame the painkiller's weed and liquor Strong enough to wipe out the whole gang If I'm being brutally honest I don't 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 That's the same boy who's mum got treated bad in the job centre on Friday Dad don't care so he lacks the guidance It's a shame that the streets are evil But thats just where we grown up And not everything was legal But that's 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 here 'Cause we're far from ordinary people [Chorus: JP Cooper] If you wanna know something 'bout me The blood in my veins is full of northern grit I got that northern soul, man 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're broke, we'll always have enough We're far from ordinary people [Bridge: JP Cooper] I see the raindrops falling again We look up to greet the heavens Who cares if we had harsh beginnings We know congruence [Chorus: JP Cooper] If you wanna know something 'bout me The blood in my veins is full of northern grit I got that northern soul, man 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're broke, we'll always have enough We're far from ordinary people [Outro] We're far from ordinary people...