Stay for the Ride

[Bridge]
I'm from a council estate
And I didn't have a pound to me name
I didn't like school much neither
So I hung around town in the rain
I was listening to Definitely Maybe
I just wanna make an album the same
Same time I was listening to 2pac
And couldn't get him out of my brain
Manchester, Manchester

[Verse 1]
I wanna make Noel and Liam proud
I feel just like Sean Ryder, Ian Curtis, Ian Brown
I wish Tony Wilson could see me now
Love and kisses to the old firm
I'mma carry on the very essence
While I spread the message to the whole world
We was acting stupid, causing too much beef
Clashes happened up in Newton Heath
We just wanted to be stupid teens
Fuck it if somebody had to lose their teeth
'Til our first rapped on a Luniz beat
I remember now, it was a stupid free
But I realise now, I was fucking fire
I should try go pursue the dreams
But I got shook, nervous

[Pre-Chorus]
What if they don't think it's perfect?
Who do I think I am, why am I sat here tryna write these verses?
I was just about to go and drop the pen
And I filled the pad like my name was [?]
I could hear something in the distance, that shit was a voice was saying...

[Chorus]
Don't run away, stay for the ride
Don't run away, stay for the ride
Don't run away, stay for the ride
Don't run away, stay for the ride
Stay for ride, the ride

[Bridge]
I'm from a council estate
And I didn't have a pound to me name
I didn't like school much neither
So I hung around town in the rain
I was listening to Definitely Maybe
I just wanna make an album the same
Same time I was listening to 2pac
And couldn't get him out of my brain
Manchester, Manchester

[Verse 2]
Home of the blues and the reds
If you seen what I seen, where I came from
Straight up mate you'd be losing your head
Ever since I was a yute on the ped
Riding round with Unit and Ben
I knew the tunes would do me some good
Didn't know that they'd do me the best
From where I'm from was super depressed
'Cause the food that we ate was paid for
With the same dough we should've used for the rent
That's why I make music to vent
I came from the place with the gun-smoke and raindrop
And minimum wage job, no days we could take off

[Pre-Chorus]
So it must be perfect, when I drop it they can't swerve it
I know who I think I am when I'm sat here tryna write these verses
I was just about to drop the pen and fold the pad up like my name was [?]
I could hear something in the distance, that shit was a voice was saying...

[Chorus & outro]
Don't run away, stay for the ride
Don't run away, stay for the ride
Don't run away, stay for the ride
Don't run away, stay for the ride
Stay for ride, the ride

Don't run away, stay for the ride
Don't run away, stay for the ride
Don't run away, stay for the ride
Don't run away, stay for the ride
Stay for ride, the ride

Don't run away, stay for the ride
Don't run away, stay for the ride
Don't run away, stay for the ride
Don't run away, stay for the ride
Stay for ride, the ride