Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Manchester, artist - The Beautiful South. Date of issue: 14.05.2006
Song language: English
Manchester |
| From Northenden to Partington, it’s rain |
| From Altrincham to Chadderton, it’s rain |
| From Moss Side to Swinton, hardly Spain |
| It’s a picture postcard of 'Wish they never came' |
| And whilst that deckchair in the garden, it makes no sense |
| It doesn’t spoil the view or cause offence |
| Those Floridas, Bavarias, and Kents |
| Make gentlemen wear shorts but don’t make gents |
| So convertibles stay garage-bound, save after-sun for later |
| If rain makes Britain great, then Manchester is greater |
| As you dry your clothes once again upon the radiator |
| What makes Britain great makes Manchester yet greater |
| From Cheetham Hill to Wythenshawe, it’s rain |
| Gorton, Salford, Sale, pretty much the same |
| As I’m caught without my jacket once again |
| The raindrops on my face play a sweet refrain |
| And as winter turns reluctantly to spring |
| For the clouds above the city, there’s one last fling |
| Swallows build their nests, chaffinch sing |
| And the sun strolls into town like long-lost king |
| So convertibles stay garage-bound, save after-sun for later |
| If rain makes Britain great, then Manchester is greater |
| As you dry your clothes once again upon the radiator |
| What makes Britain great makes Manchester yet greater |
| And the mood of this whole sudden place is melancholy |
| Like the sun came out to play, shone through the clouds, but dropped its lolly |
| And everyone looks so disappointed, so, so sorry |
| Like the rain blew into town, kidnapped the sun, and stole its brolly |
| So convertibles stay garage-bound, save after-sun for later |
| If rain makes Britain great, then Manchester is greater |
| As you dry your clothes once again upon the radiator |
| What makes Britain great makes Manchester yet greater |