作词 : Bators, Beastie Boys, Blitz ... [Chorus]Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and StatenFrom the Battery to the top of ManhattanAsian, Middle Eastern and LatinBlack, white, New York you make it happen[Verse 1] Brownstones, water towers, trees, skyscrapers Writers, prize fighters, and Wall Street traders We come together on the subway cars Diversity unified, whoever you are Uh, we doing fine on the One and Nine line On the L we're doing swell On the number ten bus we fight and fuss Because we're thorough in the boroughs And that's a must I remember when the Deuce was all porno flicks Running home after school to play PixAt lunch I'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 you're doing well I know a lot's happen and you've been through hell So, we give thanks for providing a home Through your gates at Ellis Island we passed in droves[Chorus][Verse 2] The L.I.E. the B.Q.E.Hippies at the band shell with the LSDGet my BVD's from VIMYou know I'm repping Manhattan the best I canStopped off at Bleeker Bob's, got thrown out Sneaking' in at 4 AM after going out They didn't rob me in the park at Dianna Ross But everybody started looting when the lights went off From the South South Bronx on out to Queens Bridge From Hollis Queens right down to Bay RidgeFrom Castle Hill to the Lower East SideFrom 1010 WINS to Live At FiveDear New York, this is a love letter To you and how you brought us together We can't say enough about all you do Because in the city we ourselves and electric too[Chorus][Verse 3] Shout out to South Bronx where my mom hails from Right next to High Bridge across from HarlemTo the Grand Concourse where my mom and dad met Before they moved on down to the Upper West I see you're still strong after all that's gone on Lifelong we dedicate this song Just a little something to show some respect To the city that blends and mends and tests Since 911, we're still living And loving life we've been given Ain't nothing going to take that away from us Were looking pretty and gritty because in the city we trust Dear New York, I know a lot has changed Two towers down but you're still in the game Home to many rejecting no one Accepting peoples of all places, wherever they from[Chorus] X2
作词 : Bators, Beastie Boys, Blitz ... [Chorus]Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and StatenFrom the Battery to the top of ManhattanAsian, Middle Eastern and LatinBlack, white, New York you make it happen[Verse 1] Brownstones, water towers, trees, skyscrapers Writers, prize fighters, and Wall Street traders We come together on the subway cars Diversity unified, whoever you are Uh, we doing fine on the One and Nine line On the L we're doing swell On the number ten bus we fight and fuss Because we're thorough in the boroughs And that's a must I remember when the Deuce was all porno flicks Running home after school to play PixAt lunch I'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 you're doing well I know a lot's happen and you've been through hell So, we give thanks for providing a home Through your gates at Ellis Island we passed in droves[Chorus][Verse 2] The L.I.E. the B.Q.E.Hippies at the band shell with the LSDGet my BVD's from VIMYou know I'm repping Manhattan the best I canStopped off at Bleeker Bob's, got thrown out Sneaking' in at 4 AM after going out They didn't rob me in the park at Dianna Ross But everybody started looting when the lights went off From the South South Bronx on out to Queens Bridge From Hollis Queens right down to Bay RidgeFrom Castle Hill to the Lower East SideFrom 1010 WINS to Live At FiveDear New York, this is a love letter To you and how you brought us together We can't say enough about all you do Because in the city we ourselves and electric too[Chorus][Verse 3] Shout out to South Bronx where my mom hails from Right next to High Bridge across from HarlemTo the Grand Concourse where my mom and dad met Before they moved on down to the Upper West I see you're still strong after all that's gone on Lifelong we dedicate this song Just a little something to show some respect To the city that blends and mends and tests Since 911, we're still living And loving life we've been given Ain't nothing going to take that away from us Were looking pretty and gritty because in the city we trust Dear New York, I know a lot has changed Two towers down but you're still in the game Home to many rejecting no one Accepting peoples of all places, wherever they from[Chorus] X2
