this city

, 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, 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.