this city is my city and i love it yeah i love it i was born and raised here i got it
maybe and if i have my way i'm gonna stay
to every block yeah
whether it's warm or storming down right stupid hot hot
from the problems all the way to the solutions yeah
forget all the drama
drugs and gangs corruption and pollution
cause this city is my city and i love it yeah i love it
i was born and raised here i got it
maybe and if i have my way i'm gonna stay
for life
for life
for life
for life
for life
for life
for life
for life
for life
for life
for life
for life
for life
every high pass
down to everything is slump
from every unethical politician
to the wires all beat up
boom
oh
my city and
our hearts beat
together
Breathe together when I'm home
We both breathe, breathe, breathe together
This place is my home
Wherever I go
I, I, I, I, I'll take it with me
This city, oh, it's my city, oh
And I love it, love it, love it
I was born in Macy's, I got it made
And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay
In the light, oh, oh, life, oh, oh
In the light, oh, oh, life
In the light, oh, oh, life, oh, oh
In the life, oh, oh, life, oh, oh
In the life, oh, oh, life, oh, oh
In the life
You can take my picture
You can take my name
But you never know
Never gonna take my city away
Cause you, you burn it to the ground
Oh, oh, let it burn, but it's in my blood
Cause this city, this city, is my city, is my city
And I love it, I love it, I love it
I was born and raised here, I got it made here
And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay here
Alive, alive, alive, uh-huh
Alive, yeah, alive, uh-huh
Alive, yeah, alive, alive, uh-huh
Alive, alive, uh-huh