Brooklyn, bronx, queens and staten
from the battery to the top of manhattan
asian, middle-eastern and latin
black, white, new york you make it happen
Brownstones, water towers, trees, skyscrapers
writers, prize fighters and wall street traders
we come together on the subway cars
diversity unified, whoever you are
weand're doing fine on the one and nine line
on the l weand're doinand' swell
on the number ten bus we fight and fuss
and'cause weand're thorough in the boroughs and thatand's a must
i remember when the duece was all porno flicks
running home after school to play pix * 1
at lunch iand'd go to blimpies down on montague street
and hit the fulton street mall for the sneakers on my feet
dear new york i hope youand're doing well
i know a lotand's happen and youand've been through hell
so, we give thanks for providing a home
through your gates at ellis island we passed in droves
Brooklyn, bronx, queens and staten
from the battery to the top of manhattan
asian, middle-eastern and latin
black, white, new york you make it happen
The l.i.e. the b.q.e
hippies at the band shell with the l.s.d.
get my bvdand's from vim
you know iand'm reppinand' manhattan the best i can
stopped off at bleeker boband's got thrown out
sneakinand' in at 4:00 am after going out
you didnand't rob me in the park at dianna ross
but everybody started looting when the light went off
from the south south bronx on out to queens bridge
from hollis queens right down to bay ridge
from castle hill to the lower east side
from 1010 wins to live at five
dear new york this is a love letter
to you and how you brought us together
we canand't say enough about all you do
and'cause in the city were ourselves and electric too
Brooklyn, bronx, queens and staten
from the battery to the top of manhattan
asian, middle-eastern and latin
black, white, new york you make it happen
Shout out the south bronx where my mom hails from
right next to high bridge across from harlem
to the grand concourse where my mom and dad met
before they moved on down to the upper west
i see youand're still strong after all thatand's gone on
life long we dedicate this song
just a little something to show some respect
to the city that blends and mends and tests
since 911 weand're still livinand'
and lovinand' life weand've been given
ainand't nothing gonna take that away from us
were lookinand' pretty and gritty and'cause in the city we trust
dear new york i know a lot has changed
2 towers down but youand're still in the game
home to many rejecting know one
accepting peoples of all places, wherever theyand're from
Brooklyn, bronx, queens and staten
from the battery to the top of manhattan
asian, middle-eastern and latin
black, white, new york you make it happen
