Cold when it's critical cool but cynical Maxed out never minimal That's how we function Cold when it's critical cool but cynical Maxed out never minimal Welcome to London (Yo) That's how we function That's how we function Nobody don't trust nobody Welcome to London (yeah) That's how we function That's how we function Nobody don't trust nobody 'round here What, welcome to London So when I step to the high road I see CCTV and cameras They goin' hard for the riches and fortunes From the street vendors to the bankers Boys in blue always lookin' for a problem There’s a price to pay when You’re a Black man There’s a next one pressurin' both sides He don’t give a fuck And we call him the taxman (Yo) So welcome to London fam Poverty we got it in abundance fam Some are homeless, some are reckless You'll get fucked if you buck Up on a London gang Watch sterling a run up in your London grands Put work in and mash up all ya London plans Ya can't argue when they start charge you Congestion that's another London scam Cold when it's critical cool but cynical Maxed out never minimal That's how we function Cold when it's critical cool but cynical Maxed out never minimal Welcome to London (Yo) That's how we function That's how we function Nobody don't trust nobody Welcome to London (yeah) That's how we function That's how we function Nobody don't trust nobody round here What, welcome to London Flexin', but slowly we’re sufferin' On his name round ya see man covetin' We go hard but we know we been a likkle But the ego don’t show where we strugglin' Cold even through we got the teapot bubblin' Youngas on the roadside they do the hustlin' So the street crimes always Epidemic and ya could Find a real killer in the club shufflin' (Yo) So welcome to London fam Black cabs, red busses and the white van man They got oysters, they not just seafood So the boy dem can follow and see you 24 hours every day my city don’t sleep You need P’s in my city 'cause it's not cheap Top quality has never been a guarantee We'll extort you, your friends and family Cold when it's critical cool but cynical Maxed out never minimal That's how we function Cold when it's critical cool but cynical Maxed out never minimal Welcome to London (Yo) That's how we function That's how we function Nobody don't trust nobody Welcome to London (yeah) That's how we function That's how we function Nobody don't trust nobody 'round here What, welcome to London What the fuck d'you mean next week? Are you all right? Come here listen I've done the job and I Want my fuckin' money now So fuck off, find my money, come back Put it in me hand and then fuck off Welcome to London ya mug