[Intro]

Yeah

I'm putting on for my city, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yah

[Pre-Chorus]

Manando the reason I did it, yea

I’m putting on for my city, yea

My nigga died he was 20, yea

I heard them shots go up in the air

Now they know me everywhere

Manando the reason I did it, yea

Yeah, yea

Yeah, yea

[Chorus]

Yeah

Manando, Manando (yeah)

Damn they done shot up Manando (yeah)

Manando, Manando

Damn they done shot up my nigga (yeah)

Manando, Manando (yeah)

Damn they done shot up Manando

(Right at the hood)

Manando, Manando

(Right in the hood on the streets)

I'm missing my nigga Manando

[Verse 1]

I remember in High school yea

Barnato was my school yea

Manando was gangster man

He was no wankster big homie was my dude yeah

Bekengazwani namasimba

He taught me how to play marimba

He was real he wasn't no pretender

Beat your whole squad up, he had no contender

Lose a tooth if you talking the foolery

He fucked them up when them niggas would bully me

Make you say sorry then take all your jewelry

Rappers think they gangster that is not new to me

A nigga tried to steal his blazer

Pussy nigga brought it back later

Rob some niggas then pass me the paper

Just so I can get a haircut

It was after school when they pulled up

They tried to run up on the school bus

Manando the saviour he took off his blazer

Damn, my nigga too nuts

I'm proud to say he fucked 'em all up

He did it for all us

He hella crazy but it's all love

He said I'ma grind till we all up

That's my nigga Manando

[Pre-Chorus]

Manando the reason I did it, yea

I’m putting on for my city, yea

My nigga died he was 20, yea

I heard them shots go up in the air

Now they know me everywhere

Manando the reason I did it, yea

Yeah, yea

Yeah, yea

[Chorus]

Yeah

Manando, Manando (yeah)

Damn they done shot up Manando (yeah)

Manando, Manando

Damn they done shot up my nigga (yeah)

Manando, Manando (yeah)

Damn they done shot up Manando

(Right at the hood)

Manando, Manando

(Right in the hood on the streets)

I'm missing my nigga Manando

[Verse 2]

I lost umkhulu and then we lost SK

They say I'm illuminati, blame me the next day

And I figured it out, some of my friends fake

I pray on my own, you will never hear me saying: "Let's pray"

Now back to Manando, we be at the bando

My nigga a warrior akanavalo

He packing that heat, he running the streets

He rock Ferragamo, no regular steeze

Friends with the police

He posting up and he make the rules

He told me that I'm gonna make it too

He's not the nigga that you make a fool

One day I saw him trynna pack a tool

He told me some niggas was looking for him

Not the police in their uniform

He MIA, and he laying low

If you need anything ntwana say so

Nigga why you calling from a pay phone?

Your brother told me you ain't stay at home

A week or two went by, they told me homie just died

It hurts to see his mamma cry

[Pre-Chorus]

Manando the reason I did it, yea

I’m putting on for my city, yea

My nigga died he was 20, yea

I heard them shots go up in the air

Now they know me everywhere

Manando the reason I did it, yea

Yeah, yea

Yeah, yea

[Chorus]

Yeah

Manando, Manando (yeah)

Damn they done shot up Manando (yeah)

Manando, Manando

Damn they done shot up my nigga (yeah)

Manando, Manando (yeah)

Damn they done shot up Manando

(Right at the hood)

Manando, Manando

(Right in the hood on the streets)

I'm missing my nigga Manando