Empire State Of Mind
YeahYeah, Imma up at BrooklynNow I'm down in TribecaRight next to DeNiroBut I'll be hood foreverI'm the new SinatraAnd since I made it hereI can make it anywhereYeah they love me everywhereI used to cop in HarlemAll of my dominicanosRight there up on BroadwayBrought me back to that McDonald'sTook it to my stash spotFive Sixty Stage streetCatch me in the kitchen like a Simmons whipping pastryCruising down 8th streetOff white lexusDriving so slow but BK is from TexasMe I'm up at Bed-StuyHome of that boy BiggieNow I live on billboardAnd I brought my boys with me,Say wat up to Ty Ty, still sipping mai taiSitting courtside Knicks and Nets give me high fivesN-gga I be spiked out, I can trip a refereeTell by my attitude that I most definitely from...
[Alicia Keys]In New YorkConcrete jungle where dreams are made ofThere's nothing you can't doNow you're in New YorkThese streets will make you feel brand newBig lights will inspire youLets hear it for New York, New York, New York
[Jay-Z]I made you hot n-ggaCatch me at the X with OG at a Yankee gameSh-t I made the yankee hat more famous than a yankee canYou should know I bleed Blue, but I ain't a crip thoBut I got a gang of n-ggas walking with my click thoughWelcome to the melting potCorners where we selling rocksAfrika bambaataa sh-tHome of the hip hopYellow cap, gypsy cap, dollar cab, holla backFor foreigners it ain't fitted they forgot how to act8 million stories out there and their nakedCities is a pity half of y'all won't make itMe I gotta plug Special Ed "I got it made"If Jesus payin LeBron, I'm paying Dwayne Wade3 dice cee-lo3 card marleyLabor day parade, rest in peace Bob MarleyStatue of Liberty, long live the World tradeLong live the king yo,I'm from the empire state that's...
[Chorus]In New YorkConcrete jungle where dreams are made ofThere's nothing you can't doNow you're in New YorkThese streets will make you feel brand newBig lights will inspire youLets hear it for New York, New York, New YorkWelcome to the bright light...
[Jay-Z]Lights is blindingGirls need blindersSo they can step out of bounds quickThe side lines is blind with casualtiesWho sipping life casually, then gradually become worseDon't bite the apple EveCaught up in the in crowdNow your in-styleAnd in the winter gets cold en vogue with your skin outThe city of sin is a pity on a whimGood girls gone bad, the cities filled with themMommy took a bus trip and now she got her bust outEverybody ride her, just like a bus routeHail Mary to the city your a VirginAnd Jesus can't save you life starts when the church endsCame here for school, graduated to the high lifeBall players, rap stars, addicted to the limelightMDMA got you feeling like a championThe city never sleeps better slip you a Ambien
[Chorus]In New YorkConcrete jungle where dreams are made ofThere's nothing you can't doNow you're in New YorkThese streets will make you feel brand newBig lights will inspire youLets hear it for New York, New York, New York
[Alicia Keys]One hand in the air for the big cityStreet lights, big dreams all looking prettyNo place in the World that can comparePut your lighters in the air, everybody say yeahCome on, comeYeah
[Chorus]In New YorkConcrete jungle where dreams are made ofThere's nothing you can't doNow you're in New YorkThese streets will make you feel brand newBig lights will inspire youLets hear it for New York, New York, New York