This city is my city And I love it, yeah I love it I was born and raised here I got it made here And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay
From every corner To every block yeah And whether it's warm or storming or downright stupid hot, hot From the problems all the way to the solutions yeah Forget all the drugs and gangs, corruption and pollution no
Cause this city is my city And I love it, yeah 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 For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh
From every highrise Down to every slum From every unethical politician to the wise old beat up bum My city and I our hearts beat, beat, beat together When I'm home we both breathe, breathe, breathe together This place is my home, wherever I go, I, I, I, I take it with me
This city is my city And I love it, yeah 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 For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh
[Bridge: Patrick Stump] You can take my picture, You can take my name, But you're never gonna take my city away Cause you can burn it to the ground Oh or let it flood, but it's in my blood
Cause this city is my city And I love it, yeah 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 For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life...
Now what if I told you my city was the best And my city was a threat to the rest But you can't rest inside my city My city's so cold if you ain't dressed And what they accept, better had a right address Come to my city, certain colours can't step And sadly I'm talking about the colour of your skin Sign my brother can't let you in Cause the property value might go down to a level that's economically unacceptable