Were lookin' pretty and gritty 'cause in the city we trust
Since 911 we're still livin'
We come together on the subway cars
Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten
Right next to High Bridge across from Harlem
Black, White, New York you make it happen
Asian, Middle-Eastern and Latin
Asian, Middle-Eastern and Latin
From the Battery to the top of Manhattan
To the city that blends and mends and tests
And lovin' life we've been given
'Cause we're thorough in the boroughs
From the Battery to the top of Manhattan
Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten
Ain't nothing gonna take that away from us
Black, White, New York you make it happen
From the South South Bronx on out to Queens Bridge
Life long we dedicate this song
Through your gates at Ellis Island we passed in droves
You didn't rob me in the park at Dianna Ross
Black, White, New York you make it happen
The L.I.E. the B.Q.E
From the Battery to the top of Manhattan
But everybody started looting when the light went off
Asian, Middle-Eastern and Latin
Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten
'Cause in the city were ourselves and electric too
Black, White, New York you make it happen
2 towers down but you're still in the game
On the L we're doin' swell
From the Battery to the top of Manhattan
From 1010 WINS to Live At Five
So, we give thanks for providing a home
Sneakin' in at 4 AM after going out
From the Battery to the top of Manhattan
Asian, Middle-Eastern and Latin
I know a lot's happen and you've been through hell
Stopped off at Bleeker Bob's got thrown out
Diversity unified, whoever you are
Running home after school to play pix
Just a little something to show some respect
From Castle Hill to the Lower East Side
Dear New York, I know a lot has changed
To the Grand Concourse where my mom and dad met
Hippies at the band shell with the L.S.D.
New York city
And hit the Fulton Street Mall for the sneakers on my feet
Accepting peoples of all places, wherever they're from
You know I'm reppin' Manhattan the best I can
At lunch I'd go to Blimpies down on Montague Street
From Hollis Queens right down to Bay Ridge
We're doing fine on the One and Nine line
New York
Home to many rejecting know one
We can't say enough about all you do
Get my BVD's from VIM
I remember when the Deuce was all porno flicks
New York
Shout out the South Bronx where my mom hails from
On the number Ten bus we fight and fuss
Black, White, New York you make it happen
Dear New York, this is a love letter
Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten
Writers, prize fighters and Wall Street traders
And that's a must
To you and how you brought us together
Brownstones, water towers, trees, skyscrapers
Asian, Middle-Eastern and Latin
Dear New York I hope you're doing well
I see you're still strong after all that's gone on
Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten
Before they moved on down to the Upper West
