Yeah, yeah, I'm raised in the borough, now I'm down in SoHo Next to the murals, but the roots still follow Call me the new maestro, city beats in my veins If I can make it here, I can rise up in the rain Used to grab a slice uptown, hola mis hermanos Stories on the corners, rhythm deep as bongos Stash dreams in basements, candles on a crate Catch me in the kitchen turnin' lessons into fate Rolling down Lafayette, silver coupe in motion Drivin' kinda reckless but my heart's devotion Me? I'm outta Bed-Stuy, home of Big poetic flows Now I walk on billboards, everybody knows Say what's up to the fam, toastin' high in the stands Courtside, Knicks pride, city life in my hands Yeah, ref can blow the whistle, you can hear in my tone Tell by my fire that I'll always call it home, this In this city (yeah) Concrete jungle where the dreams are breathing There is nothing you can't do (nothing you can't do) Now you're in this city These streets will make you stand tall Bright lights will shape us all Sing it for the city crown City crown, city crown Catch me in the Bronx with the legends at the Yankee game Made the fitted cap a legacy beyond the name Bleed blue pride, but no gang signs here Just a circle full of voices that the world gotta hear Welcome to the melting pot, rhythm on the block Beats in the bodegas, wisdom in the chalk Ride the cab, ride the train, dollar dreams survive the pain Eight million stories, some gold, some strain Half don't make it, that's the truth in the grit But the fight keeps burning, can't extinguish it Three dice, handshakes, history in song Labor Day parade, keep the island strong Lady Liberty shining, towers fall but rise Long live the stories of the fire in our eyes, it's the In this city (hey) Concrete jungle where the dreams are breathing There is nothing you can't do Now you're in this city These streets will make you stand tall Bright lights will shape us all Sing it for the city crown City crown, city crown Spotlights blinding, dreams unwinding Every block got a story, every soul's still climbing Girls in the crowd, gotta guard their hope 'Cause temptation on the corners got a heavy rope World of sin, halo dim, chances slip through the cracks Good ones stumble trying to find a way back Took a bus with ambition, heart on flame Now the city rides her name like a subway train Hail Mary for the boroughs, you're a child of this town No savior coming down, torch is yours now Came here for the books, graduated to fame Ballers, MCs, chasing shine in the game Late nights keep you high, never sleep in this hive City never yawns, only multiplies alive In this city Concrete jungle where the dreams are breathing There is nothing you can't do Now you're in this city These streets will make you stand tall Bright lights will shape us all Sing it for the city crown City crown, city crown One hand to the sky for the bold city Streetlights, sharp dreams, all running pretty No other land can ever compare Raise your lighters in the air, everybody sing: Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah In this city Concrete jungle where the dreams are breathing There is nothing you can't do Now you're in this city These streets will make you stand tall Bright lights will shape us all Sing it for the city crown City crown, city crown