Verse 1: 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 hunger for truth, so we headed for ya'll Towers are crumbling, bridges are falling Limits are fading, but normal is boring Looking at time move, aggressively forward Looking at days just, just vanish before me You wanted the Benz, but you couldn't afford it Now you would k** to put your foot in a Taurus It's a different madness, they would never abandon us But this is a crisis, prepare for disaster Chorus: Start spreading the news (start, start, start, start spreading the news) I'm leaving today (and I'm gone, and I'm gone, and I'm gone just like that ) I want to be a part of it (be, be, be, be, yea) New York, New York, New York Breaker breaker nine breaker breaker one nine 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 dying, we are under attack Wait, let me call you back, let me get my strap (cause) We ain't taking sh**, so therefore we're fighting back We ain't waiting on the line for a 9-1-1-9-9 whatever man, I ain't got time for all this nonsense Enemy responses, ain't a dial tone in our home on that continent Got me in these bandages, this jungle is a fundament Man I swear they sleeping in your conscience, so they slumbering So we break the peace to get a piece of what we wanted yea Act like we new to this, not think I'm rummaging Let them know we run this sh** And let them know just how you feel the way your country is Now look how beautiful destruction is, bloah Start spreading the news (start spreading the news) I'm leaving today (I'm leaving, I'm leaving yea) I want to be a part of it (be a part of New York) New York, New York, (New York) New York