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An Open Letter To NYC

BROOKLYN, BRONX, QUEENS AND STATEN,
FROM THE BATTERY TO THE TOP OF MANHATTAN,
ASIAN, MIDDLE-EASTERN AND LATIN,
WHITE, NEW YORK YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN

Brownstones, water towers, trees, skyscrapers.
Writers, prize fighters and Wall Street traders.
We come together on the subway cars.
Diversity unified, whoever you are.
We're doing fine on the One and Nine line.
On the L we're doin' swell.
On the number Ten bus we fight and fuss.
'Cause we're thorough in the boroughs and that's a must.
I remember when the Deuce was all porno flicks.
Running home after school to play PIX.
At lunch I'd go to Blimpies down on Montague Street
and hit the Fulton Street Mall for the sneakers on my feet.
Dear New York, I hope you're doing well.
I know a lot's happen and you've been through hell.
So, we give thanks for providing a home.
Through your gates at Ellis Island we passed in droves.

BROOKLYN, BRONX, QUEENS AND STATEN,
FROM THE BATTERY TO THE TOP OF MANHATTAN,
ASIAN, MIDDLE-EASTERN AND LATIN,
WHITE, NEW YORK YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN

The L.I.E. the B.Q.E.
hippies at the band shell with the L.S.D.
Get my BVD's from V.I.M.
You know I'm reppin' Manhattan the best I can.
Stopped off at Bleecker Bob's, got thrown out.
Sneakin' in at 4:00 am after going out.
You didn't rob me in the park at Diana Ross.
But everybody started looting when the lights went off.
From the South South Bronx on out to Queens Bridge.
From Hollis Queens right down to Bay Ridge.
From Castle Hill to the Lower East Side.
From 1010 WINS to Live At Five.
Dear New York, this is a love letter
to you and how you brought us together.
We can't say enough about all you do.
'Cause in the city were ourselves and electric too.

BROOKLYN, BRONX, QUEENS AND STATEN,
FROM THE BATTERY TO THE TOP OF MANHATTAN,
ASIAN, MIDDLE-EASTERN AND LATIN,
WHITE, NEW YORK YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN

Shout out the South Bronx where my mom hails from,
right next to High Bridge across from Harlem.
To the Grand Concourse, where my mom and dad met
before they moved on down to the Upper West.
I see you're still strong after all that's gone on.
Life long we dedicate this song.
Just a little something to show some respect
to the city that blends and mends and tests.
Since 9/11 we're still livin'
And lovin' life we've been given.
Ain't nothing gonna take that away from us.
We're lookin' pretty and gritty 'cause in the city we trust.
Dear New York, I know a lot has changed.
2 towers down but you're still in the game.
Home to the many, rejecting no one,
accepting peoples of all places, wherever they're from.

BROOKLYN, BRONX, QUEENS AND STATEN,
FROM THE BATTERY TO THE TOP OF MANHATTAN,
ASIAN, MIDDLE-EASTERN AND LATIN,
WHITE, NEW YORK YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN
BROOKLYN, BRONX, QUEENS AND STATEN,
FROM THE BATTERY TO THE TOP OF MANHATTAN,
ASIAN, MIDDLE-EASTERN AND LATIN,
WHITE, NEW YORK YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN