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[Alana D:] |
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Oh, hmm-m-m |
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N Y, N Y C. |
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From the Bronx straight down to the Battery. |
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Sing, oh-h, oh-h, oh-h-h-h |
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Oh-h, oh-h, oh-h-h-h |
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N Y, N Y C. |
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Where the side East Side gonna sing with me. |
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Yes, oh-h, oh-h, oh-h-h-h |
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Oh-h, oh-h, oh-h-h-ah |
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[Chris Classic:] |
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New York City (Alana D: NY, NY), rock on (Alana D: Free and easy, yeah) |
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Chris Classic (Alana D: And we), Deetown (Alana D: Yeah, yeah) |
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Where we from? (Alana D: Where we) |
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New York, New York City, come on. (Alana D: Oh) |
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New York, New York City, I'm home. (yeah) (Alana D: Home) |
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New York, New York City, it's on. (Alana D: On) (uh-huh) |
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And you don't stop, that's why. |
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[Alana D:] |
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N Y, N Y C. (oh) |
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From the Bronx straight down to the Battery. |
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Sing (Chris Classic: Yeah), oh-h, oh-h, oh-h-h-h (oh) (Chris Classic: Uh-huh) |
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Oh-h, oh-h, oh-h-h-h (Chris Classic: Oh) |
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N Y, N Y C. (Chris Classic: New York City) |
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Where the side East Side gonna sing with me. (sing with me) |
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Yes (Chris Classic: Yeah), oh-h, oh-h, oh-h-h-h (oooh) (Chris Classic: Uh-huh) |
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Oh-h, oh-h, oh-h-h-ah (Chris Classic: Uh, uh) |
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[Chris Classic:] |
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Straight from the city that never sleeps, y'all remember |
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We got pride that runs deep, think September |
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From the middle of Times Square to Harlem (Alana D: Times Square to Harlem) (Harlem) |
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To the Lower East Side |
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Not a problem, we ride (Alana D: We ride) |
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Taxicabs, buses and trains (uh) |
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Helicopters, to signatures for private planes (holla) |
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But whatever your situation seems to be (uh-huh) |
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Situated in New York seems home to me (that's right) |
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Stuck in the crosstown traffic (oh) |
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Turn on your radio, listen to Classic (uh-huh) |
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You got the subways crowded, got your earphones in |
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In your own little world, no strangers been (nah) |
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Nodding your head (word), people watching, but it's alright |
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Long days and long nights (word) |
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Whether 5 in the morning, or 5 in the evening |
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[Chris Classic and Alana D:] |
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It don't matter, we breathing (Chris Classic: Rock on) |
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[Chris Classic:] |
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Rock on |
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[Alana D:] |
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N Y, N Y C. (Y C) |
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From the Bronx straight down to the Battery. (Battery) |
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Sing (Chris Classic: Yeah!), oh-h, oh-h, oh-h-h-h (oh-h) (Chris Classic: Uh-huh) |
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Oh-h, oh-h, oh-h-h-h (Chris Classic: Oh) |
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N Y, N Y C. (Y C) (Chris Classic: New York City) |
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Where the side East Side gonna sing with me. (sing) |
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Yes (Chris Classic: Yeah), oh-h, oh-h, oh-h-h-h (ohhh) (Chris Classic: Uh-huh) |
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Oh-h, oh-h, oh-h-h-h |
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[Chris Classic:] |
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Uptown swagger with a Brooklyn flow (Alana D: Brooklyn flow) |
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But the mindset of Midtown does not know (Alana D: Does not know) (gotta learn) |
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You gotta admit it's the city of dreams |
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You gotta wake up to live them if you know what I mean, it's New York |
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[Alana D:] |
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I know I shine in the lights of the city (yea, yea, yea) (Chris Classic: Uh-huh) |
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Of the promise of a wonder of a mystery (oo ooo oo oo ooo) (Chris Classic: Uh) |
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Oh, anything you can dream, it can happen (yea, yea, yea) {Chris Classic: Brooklyn, Queens) |
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All the possi-bilities are everlasting (oo ooo oo oo ooo) (Chris Classic: Uptown) |
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Sing it wit' me, New York |
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[Chris Classic:] |
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New York, New York City, come on (Alana D: On) |
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New York, New York City, I'm home (Alana D: Home) |
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New York, New York City, it's on (on) |
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And you don't stop, that's why |
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[Alana D:] |
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N Y, N Y C. (Y C) |
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From the Bronx straight down to the Battery. (that's right) |
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Sing (Chris Classic: Uh!), oh-h, oh-h, oh-h-h-h (oh-h-h) (Chris Classic: Uh, uh) |
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Oh-h, oh-h, oh-h-h-h |
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N Y, N Y C. (N Y) (Chris Classic: New York City) |
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Where the side East Side gonna sing with me. (sing with me) |
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Yes (Chris Classic: Yeah), oh-h, oh-h, oh-h-h-h (oh-h-h) (Chris Classic: Uh-huh) |
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Oh-h, oh-h, oh-h-h-h (Chris Classic: Uh, uh) |
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Oh, oh, oh (Whoa oh ooo oh) |
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New York, New York (N-N-New York) (Chris Classic: Yea) |
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Oh, oh, oh (whoa oh whoa oh) (Chris Classic: Uh-huh) |
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When it don't stop (when it don't stop), no, no |
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Oh, oh, oh (sing it, sing with me) |
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New York, New York (sing it) |
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(N-N-New York) |
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Oh, oh, oh (Oooh, yeaa) (Chris Classic: Five boroughs) |
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And you don't stop (and you don't stop), no, no |
