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