Yeah…

Check-one-two…

They told me not to forget my roots…

But baby, these new boots were made for walkin'…

Used to roll through the Bullring, concrete grey skies

Hustle was thick, could see it in everybody’s eyes

Spaghetti junction, tangled up my days and nights

Had a spark in me, waitin' for the proper lights, mmh

Then I packed a bag, just a duffle and a dream

Got my playlist cued up, life a moving stream

Hit the M1, watch the Midlands disappear

Got a new postcode, shed a solitary tear… not really

They said, "That London cold, it ain't just the weather"

I said, "My Brum warmth can stick it together"

Yeah, I talk a bit slower, my ‘mom’ is my ‘mum’

But watch me add some pepper ‘til the whole city's hummin'

Oh, I'm a London girl, not born and bred

Got that Birmingham steel inside my head

From the canals to the Thames, I brought the grit

Polished it up, yeah, I'm making it fit

Oh, Southbound, lost a ‘mom’, found a ‘mum’

Look at me now, London, look what I've become

Sipped a flat white in Shoreditch, felt a bit surreal

My accent’s a question, "You're not from 'round here, love?" For real?

But I code-switch the chat, make ‘em all lean in

Drop a "bab" in the mix, watch their grins begin

Riding the Central line, deep underground

Used to the 11A bus, familiar sound

Now it's "mind the gap," keep my head in the game

Different soil, but the hunger's the same, yo

They said, "That London pace, it’ll eat you alive"

I said, "I'm from the Second City, I know how to strive"

Yeah, I might miss the Balti, the proper good chips

But I'm building an empire with these confident hips

Oh, I'm a London girl, not born and bred

Got that Birmingham steel inside my head

From the canals to the Thames, I brought the grit

Polished it up, yeah, I'm making it fit

Oh, Southbound, lost a ‘mom’, found a ‘mum’

Look at me now, London, look what I've become

They can keep their pedigrees, their silver spoon tales

My foundation's stronger, it's where the hustle prevails

I'm a hybrid, a fusion, the best of two worlds

A diamond from the north, in a south world unfurled…

Yeah…

hahah, i'm a london girl now.

left home when i was 22,

living in my dream city.

8 years on, still here

mmm, mmm..

Birmingham to London…

M1 Southbound, baby…

They know me now…

Yeah… they know me now…

My accent’s a mosaic…

A beautiful confusion…

(spoken) Mind the gap, bab.