New York New York

This is the finish my friend' this is the end.

It's a revolution' it's a civilian revenge.

There's no need to move' or adjust your television.

Whenever an era dies' another era begins.

These American fights' these American wars'

These American stripes' these American stars'

but these American cages have American bars.

We hungered for truth so we headed for y'all.

Towers are crumblin'' bridges are fallin''

limits are fadin'' the normal is borin'.

Looking at time move progressively forward;

Looking at days just vanish before me.

You wanted a benz' but you couldn't afford it.

Now you were killed to put your foot in the (toilet.)

It's a different of madness' and never look backwards.

But this is a crisis' prepare for disaster.

Start spreading the news'

I'm leaving today'

I want to be a part of it'

New York' New York' New York.

Breaker breaker 9' breaker breaker 1'9.

Could you please get an operator on the phone line.

This is not a riot' it's way much more than that;

These people are dyin'' we are under attack.

Wait' let me call you back.

Wait' let me get my stack

Cuz we aint taking shit'

so thereforewe're fightin' back.

We aint waitin' on the line for one 9' 1' 1' 9' 9;

Whatever man' I aint got time for all this nonsense'

Enemy responses'

aint a dial tone in our home on the continent

Got me in these bandages'

this jungle (that's our blunderin')

Man I swear they sleepin''

they unconscious' or they slumberin'.

It's how we break the peace

to get a piece of what we goin' to get

Act like we new to this' like we goin' run with it

Let them know we run this shit'

and let them know just how you feel the way your country is.

Now look how beautiful destruction is.

Start spreading the news'

I'm leaving today'

I want to be a part of it'

New York' New York' New York.