I'm from C-A, L-I, F-L-Y {"...down in New York City"} Yeah, no fear, no love, no pity Where everybody's attitude is shi-.. on the transit Listen, in the hood where the mixtapes bang They'll snatch your chain if you're not - {"down in New York City"} Where people never sleep, the sun could always hide The place where Pun, JMJ, and Big ain't died No, they're still alive through the sounds of the street Violate and get your ass beat - {"down in New York City"} Yeah, I rep the West because I'm from out there Still shop in 125 or the Albee Square If you're askin me to choose the two, don't compare Still find me anywhere gettin - {"down in New York City"}
Five hours, the flight was rough Scared of heights but don't never get high enough LAX to JFK, my bird at the baggage claim waitin when I touch - {"down in New York City"} Got my mind runnin miles a minute Got my eyes on the prize, backseat I'm sittin (yeah) Only been twenty minutes since the plane was towed-in Damn~! She's already goin - {"down in New York City"} (Whoa! Keep up...) Yeah, watchin the lights Cop paged, dropped her off (Washington Heights) Back to midtown, check in, hit the night We gettin right, we steppin out - {"down in New York City"} I gets busy, call Alchemist (YO!) Town on smash, ain't nobody doubtin us Peace first, if not, then I'll adjust Don't ever try to lay me down - {"down in New York City"}
[Chorus {cuts by DJ Revolution}:] We gets busy.. {"New York is still the same" - [Royal Flush]} {"Thought you knew how we do it" - [Mack 10]} And I'm from C-A, L-I, F-L-Y {"Representin'" "West Coast" - [W.C.]} But I'm - {"down in New York City"} E-V, that's Evidence And my closet lookin like Bobbito shit But I'm from C-A, L-I, F-L-Y {"New York City"} {"down in New York City"}
If I have to choose a coast I have to choose the West I was born out there, so don't go there But you should see my peace in the East Cookin rice and beans in the East - {"down in New York City"} (Don't burn that rice..) In the air, yeah they breed hustlers Short attention span, no shortage of customers Hardest workers in the world, called servicers Park Ave. purchases - {"down in New York City"} (Cop that right there, that's mine) I wrote "Worst Comes to Worst" here Was one of my best days before my worst fears Before HeadQCourterz rest in peace Spend a week up in D&D - {"down in New York City"} Yeah I found it, New York none liver Got work to move, my dogs are cab drivers So many heroes passed at Ground Zero And y'all rebounding - {"down in New York City"}
[Chorus {cuts by DJ Revolution}:] We gets busy.. {"New York is still the same" - [Royal Flush]} {"Thought you knew how we do it" - [Mack 10]} And I'm from C-A, L-I, F-L-Y {"Representin'" "West Coast" - [W.C.]} But I'm - {"down in New York City"} Yeah, the best from the West Born from a queen in the East God bless your soul, rest in peace And I'm from C-A, L-I, F-L-Y {"Representin'" "West Coast" - [W.C.]} {"New York City"} {"down in New York City"}
No fear, no love, no pity Where everybody's attitude is shi-.. on the transit Listen, in the hood where the mixtapes bang They'll snatch your chain if you're not - {"down in New York City"} Where people never sleep, the sun could always hide The place where ODB and Scott La Rock ain't died No, they're still alive through the sounds of the street Violate and get your ass beat - {"down in New York City"} Yeah, I rep the West because I'm from out there Still in 8th Street and Broadway coppin a pair If you're askin me to choose the two, don't compare You still find me anywhere gettin - {"down in New York City"}
[Outro: cuts and scatches by DJ Revolution] "..Say New York City!"Teksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.