[Intro: Lupe Fiasco] Say these n***as ain't ridin' on low, oh Push Benz through the b**h, ayy, and a n***a gotta go DROGAS, I need a trophy for this sh**, dawg I need a trophy for this sh** [Hook: Lupe Fiasco] City of the year, city of the year That's where I'm from City of the year, city of the year They don't want none City of the year, city of the year Them hoes can't come Go hard or go home I'm turnt up in the 'Go zone City of the year [Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco] Ayy, born in the middle of the West Lil' n***a, living in the middle of d**h Raised 'round k**ers, that's why little impress I'm sorry white folks, if it sound I'm a little oppressed And I'm sorry, my n***as, but I think you the best You don't need no Khaled, 'cause that's on me, valid Let me push my brother, we don't need no malice n***as raised in the projects, now they gon' need a palace n***as want JJ's, don't eat salads Fourteen with a AK, and he'll let a n***a have it (laa) Fireworks in K-Town, man it's so tragic Fireworks on the lake front, sh** look like Magic [Hook: Lupe Fiasco] City of the year, city of the year That's where I'm from City of the year, city of the year They don't want none City of the year, city of the year Them hoes can't come Go hard or go home I'm turnt up in the 'Go zone [Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco] My city look pretty in the summer 6th grade, moved out to the hundreds Prolly wouldn't have made it hangin' 'round my mama's Harvey World where I made my come-up Bishop was a BD, Dope claimed Lord Cliqued all up, put it all on CD Neutron don, but I prolly been a GD God knows best, so he put me where he need me Puttin' truth in all these rhymes State tried to shut a n***a down Gave my n***a Chilly all that time People think it came out of nowhere It's all by design They took away the chiefs And the streets lost their minds [Hook: Lupe Fiasco] City of the year, city of the year That's where I'm from City of the year, city of the year They don't want none City of the year, city of the year Them hoes can't come Go hard or go home I'm turnt up in the 'Go zone City of the year [Interlude: RondoNumbaNine] Turn up, let's get it Turn up, life in the Windy City Chiraq, Lupe, what up, bro? In the 'Go zone, in the 'Go zone [Verse 3: RondoNumbaNine] Go hard or go home, we turnt up I'm from Chiraq When we come around we rust stuff I gotta keep that 'Cause when I come around they act tough Chi Lupe, I'm so hard, I'm burnt up City of the year, that's my sh** I'm ridin' 'round in traffic Cdai, he got the mop stick Ain't sh** change, I ain't quit Ain't sh** change, I ain't switch I'm just smart, tryna get rich I'm so high, you in a ditch I'ma get mine, Money Makin' Mitch You talkin' sh**, you don't exist I can leave you lost in the mist I'm Rondo, real as it gets Either with me or you against [Hook: Lupe Fiasco] City of the year, city of the year That's where I'm from City of the year, city of the year They don't want none City of the year, city of the year Them hoes can't come Go hard or go home I'm turnt up in the 'Go zone City of the year