Broadway lights and taxi cabs Everybody's moving fast Uptown, downtown, what's your thing? She can take what she can bring She gave me a life Came up through the inner city She raised me up and taught me to fight, yeah She opened my mind I got to the knitty gritty The greatest time that you'll ever find She is my heart I love New York City She's lived and died So many times, yeah! Life is always tough On New York City, oh lord But she is fine, she always survives, yeah! She's a queen that stands her ground Nobody can take her down Good times, bad times, she can swang And did anyone a thang She is a rock As we pull but she is steady And no one can take her freedom away, yeah (Can't take her freedom) I love her style Whether she is clean or dirty She's the greatest town that you'll ever find, yeah! She is my heart I love New York City She's lived and died So many times, yeah! Life is always tough On New York City, oh lord But she is fine, she always survives, yeah! You know she's my heart I really love New York City She's lived and died so many times You know life can be real tough On my New York City But she's fine, she always survives Yeah! She is my heart I love New York City She's lived and died So many times, oh yeah! Life is always tough On New York City, oh lord But she is fine, she always survives, yeah She is my heart I love New York City She's lived and died So many times, oh yeah! Life is always tough On New York City, oh lord But she is fine, she always survives, oh yeah Let's hear it for New York City New York City