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| | | Artist | | | Album | | | Song | Streets of New York |
| [Nas] (Alicia Keys)
Nastyyeahyeah (New YorkNew York)
Hey yo black it's time againyeahyeah
(New YorkNew York)
Come hereyeahyeah
(New YorkNew York)
Hey yo black it's time
[Nas]
If you knew my streets
You would know all everybody talk about is who got beef
Who snitchinwho told police
Who came homewho still gonewho restin in peace
Now they killin over music moneynot drugsrap replaced it
Cause thugs with no brains got no patience
New jacks I pistol whip 'em with the funky rhythm I be kickin
Musician and flatten composition
A painI'm like Saddam Hussein
Still alive lookin at his dead children's burnt remains
I burnt the gamelearnt you lames a new lesson
Your crew's soft manya'll need some new weapons
The P's breathe Warriorz and skullies and Timmies
Around mixedspicsniggaz and giddies
From my ghetto kings in deep thought we don't blink
But don't think we wastin our time
It's a New York State of Mind
[Chorus #1 - Alicia Keys]
New YorkNew YorkNew York
New York Citywhoa oh
New YorkNew YorkNew York
New York Citybaby
[Alicia Keys]
It's like a jungleout here
So much struggleout here
And my dream's still unphased
Greed still the cousin of death
Always feels like always somethin farther time
In the Streets of New York
(New York state of mindNew York State of mind)
[Alicia Keys]
All I see is street homes
And who it's holdinour people
Only comforts the brain
It's like I'm going insane
The revolution has to startdon't waste no time
In the Streets of New York
(New York state of mindNew York state of mind)
C'mon
[Chorus #2 - Alicia Keys]
New YorkNew YorkNew YorkNew York oh
State of mind (New York City)
New YorkNew YorkNew YorkNew York oh
State of crime (New York City)
New YorkNew YorkNew YorkNew York oh
Big dreams (New York City)
New YorkNew YorkNew YorkNew York oh
Big schemes
[Alicia Keys]
Ohbreak the game
Just ain't the same
Baby loves and girls with no shame
Can't get away (get away)epidemic plague
Every hood in every state
Don't have no reasons cause relieve is hard to find
[Break - Alicia Keys]
In the streets of New York (New York state of mind) - 4X
(*"New York state of mind" is also repeated in background*)
[Rakim]
I'm from the home of a million legends and trend settin
A lot of footsteps to followI've been steppin
Mind stressin tryin to find a record crime shreddin
Time preciousI ain't have rest since nine eleven
I live fasthustle like today is my last
I get cashthe struggle's like a day on the Ave.
Crack bein rawgats squeezin off
Manhattan squeezin offfrom cats who tease with war
The eve of the Apocalypseevil keep movin politics
Every block is at riskthe metropolitan metropolis
The opposite of Liza Minelli and Frank Sinatra
Alicia KeysNas and Ra the gangsta's opera
So New York City walk with metalk gritty
It's up to us New York it's our city
Here the man come with the anthemhands up
It's time the thrill is back New Yorklet's stand up
[Chorus] - w/ ad libs
[Rakim - talking behind Chorus]
Oh yeahcrucial Keys
Your God Rakim Allah
New York CityNasty Nas
A. Keysyeahc'mon
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