[Verse 1:] Broadway lights and taxi cabs Everybody's moving fast Uptown, down town, what's ya thing? She can take what she can bring She gave me a lot Came up through the inner city She raised me up And taught me to fight, yeah She opened my mind I got to the nitty gritty The greatest town that you'll ever find
[Hook:] She is my heart I love New York city She's lived and dies, so many times, yeah Life is always tough on New York City, oh Lord But she is fine, she always survives, yeah
[Verse 2:] She's a queen that stands her ground Nobody can take her down Good times, bad times, she can swang And it ain't even a thang She is a rock As we pull but she is steady And no one can take her freedom away, yeah (Can't take her freedom) I love her style Whether she is clean or dirty She's the greatest town that you'll ever find
[Hook:] She is my heart I love New York city She's lived and dies, so many times, yeah Life is always tough on New York City, oh Lord But she is fine, she always survives, yeah
[Verse 3:] You know she's my heart I really love New York City She's lived and died, so many times You know life can be real tough On my New York city But she's fine, she always survives
[Hook:] She is my heart I love New York city She's lived and dies, so many times, yeah Life is always tough on New York City, oh Lord But she is fine, she always survives, yeah
[Outro:] Let's hear it for New York City Oh, New York city New York city (New York, New York) New York city (New York, New York) Let's hear it for New York City