New York, New York

Smoking marijuana
Watching Channel 5
Got to get my strength up
In this struggle to survive

Everyone's an asshole
Everyone's a creep
When I look out my window
There's garbage in the streets

I live in the city
I breathe dirty air
I ride trains with B-boys
Junkies, queens and squares

Everybody's hungry
And I don't know what to do
I used to live on pizza
Now I live on Chinese food

I can't stand my neighbors
They're screaming all the time
If I wasn't blasting Sister Ray
I would lose my mind

I live in the city
I breathe dirty air
I ride trains with B-boys
Junkies, queens and squares

Safely someone's smiling
The fat man waits his turn
Soon he'll count his money
As the South Bronx slowly burns

Get out for the children
Get your ass and run
Get out from this stinkin' mess
To a safe suburban slum

I live in the city
I breathe dirty air
I ride trains with B-boys
Junkies, queens and squares

New York, New York
New York, New York
New York, New York
New York, New York (say it loud)
New York, New York (say it proud)
New York, New York
New York, New York

Are you talkin' to me?