It's raining again in the city fulfilled with rain
The red bricks glisten like nowhere else
Giant factories now workspaces or flats for artists like myself
The street blunders glass and misplaced pavestones
A few more vintage mobile phones
Multicoloured spots dance around the street
And people walking heavy, after all it's no small feat
To land in the living of you and me
The kids with the hoods up forgoing their meals
They might score big on the business heels
Just anothеr Tuesday in that industrial feel
Dreaming upon this midnight city
Wondering how many arе dreaming with me
But some will dream of getting out
Where others dream of getting in
A coffee and a cigarette
Gaze on the city
The lights in the day to offset the grey
The parks become festivals at first sunlight in May
The three-in-ten people that don't articulate
The fourteenth person to check on you today
I'm okay, God I'm okay
Hood up, move on, look up, hood down
Arrive at your destination in the middle of town
Writing the third sketch of the lyrics that you hear now
And those that have stayed
Wouldn't have it any other way
'Cos it's always the same in the Manchester rain
The governing bodies are no exception
To financing fiddles and public deception
But they bolster funds and united fronts
Against racism, transphobia - not just rebel punks
St. Peter's Square, the protesting hub
Peaceful, cultured and full of love
"Do you want a cuppa, copper?
C'mon, take off your gloves"
As the leaves fall in the Autumn you can feel the walls blossom
Holding in the deep thinkers or just the weekend drinkers
It's a pleasure hearing locals display their vocals at 5am
It's a treasure being friends with the person you've just met
And we talk, God we talk
This is our world in the end
It's an honour to be Northern, now London can't ignore us
We are our own place, we don't have heat, smog or dusty plains
No, we've got the Manchester rain
[Outro]
"Hi mate! Sorry, just on me way now"
"It's absolutely chucking it down, but"
"I'll be there soon, okay?"
This is glory by the name
You'll only find me in the rain
I know you think we're all the same
You'll only find me in the rain
A bit of sadness is okay
Another beautiful day
This is glory by the name (This is glory by the name)
You'll only find me in the rain
I know you think we're all the same (I know you think we're all the same)
You'll only find me in the rain
A bit of sadness is okay
Another beautiful day
This is glory by the name (This is glory by the name)
You'll only find me in the rain
I know you think we're all the same (I know you think we're all the same)
You'll only find me in the rain
A bit of sadness is okay
Another beautiful day
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