[Hook]
Im a New York kid, with New York needs
And New York dreams
That live in me, my destination is destiny
Soon you will see me shining, shining, shining
Shining, shining, shining, shining


[Verse 1: A$e-One]

Im talking cape town mother city
Or any other city
These kids are growing quickly
Motivation for the rand is the main plan
The city feel no pity

These People put their minds in a garbage can diddy
Did it happen
It did so LET it go
We a rainbow
No ones the same colour though
These colours are dark they should shine yo
We infront of a mirror with a blindfold

We ain't see eachother we ain't see ourselves
Pointing at your brother you point at yourself
Before you state his color you think about his mind
You are one in the same two different designs
But closer to the end we are
Im lifting up my candle and its up to they sky
As long as I focus on my rhymes the futures mine
Ill try not to forget you when im shining
Deliver me man cuz time is running

[Hook]
Im a New York kid, with New York needs
And New York dreams
That live in me, my destination is destiny
Soon you will see me shining, shining, shining
Shining, shining, shining, shining

[Verse 2: A$e-One]

Dont be surprised if you hear me on a radio show
Dont be surprised if you see me as radio host
Dont be surprised if my dreams blow in your face
Stephanie calvin brand we are in this race
I know my school made mad talent some people died some working the hammer
Sniffing up the drugs they would sell tey grandmas
Some caught up in theft scared to face the camera

I guess im trying to make the best of this world
But without these glasses called god my life is like a blur
Yeah im cleaning out the past trying to focus on her
I suggest you do the same to show that you care
Im growing a big man and all these lights they burn in my hands
Thats what happens when you work with a plan
Im jst trying to make you understand
You can shine if you believe you can
Gods holding my hand so i got an upper hand hey

[Hook]
Im a New York kid, with New York needs
And New York dreams
That live in me, my destination is destiny
Soon you will see me shining, shining, shining
Shining, shining, shining, shining

[Verse 3: A$e-One]

With a 7 in my eye and a 7 in my feet
With a 7 on my mind and a 7 in my soul
You know the 7 in my life so im serving 7s in a bowl
Put them out cold then i put that love on your table
Numerlogy its a fact I prime that

Im not gasconading I know better than all these rappers yall masturbate to
Ill keep it humble while on this round table
Sipping wine with the gods
To keep my life stable
Breaking bread from above
To make my rhymes fatal
But these fools tryina plug me out me like a powercable
They trying a bomb me out like they did with that Chernobyl
Trying to make me confused like I was bi sexual

But I ain't giving up Im here for my shining
I give a 100 percent of life just to focus on charlotte
And yes my daughter I miss her but soon shell see her daddy
And yes my daughter I miss her but soon shell see her daddy

[Hook]
Im a New York kid, with New York needs
And New York dreams
That live in me, my destination is destiny
Soon you will see me shining, shining, shining
Shining, shining, shining, shining