[Intro Alicia Keys & Nas ]
Let's take it to the street
(New York, New York, New York, New York)
(New York, New York, New York, New York)
(New York, New York, New York, New York)

[Verse 1: Keys]
It's like a jungle, out here
So much struggle, out here
And my dreams steal my rest
Sneaks the cousin of death
Always feels like a race against Father Time
In the streets of New York

[Verse 2: Keys, Nas & Backup Vocals]
All I see is (Yeah-yeah, Yeah-yeah)
Bullet holes in our people (Yеah-yeah, Yo black it's time)
Only crime fills thе brain (Yeah-yeah, Yeah-yeah)
It's like I'm going insane (Yeah-yeah, Yo black it's time)
The revolution has to start, don't waste no time (Yeah-yeah, Yeah-yeah)
In the Streets of New York (New York state of mind)

[Chorus: Keys, Nas & Backup Vocals]
So rock & roll right now
Let's go!
New York, New York, New York, New York
Get them hands up! (Oh)
Let me see 'em right (State of mind)
Get - throw your hands up!
New York, New York, New York, New York (New York City)
I said rock & roll right now! (Oh)
I said rock & roll! (State of mind)
New York, New York, New York, New York (New York City)
Hey (Oh! Get a dream)
Let's go!
New York, New York, New York, New York (New York City)
Oh! (Oh! Let it scream)
[Bridge: Keys, Nas]
Oh, it's like the game
Just ain't the same (Yeah-yeah)

[Verse 3: Keys, Nas & Backup Vocals]
Baby loves them girls with no shame (Yeah-yeah, Yo black it's time)
Can't get away (Get away), epidemic plague (Plague)
Every hood in every state (Yeah-yeah, Yo black it's time)
Don't have no reasons 'cause belief is hard to find
In the streets of New York (New York state of mind)

[Chorus: Keys, Nas & Backup Vocals]
It's da, It's da n-new
Everybody now! (New York now)
New York, New York, New York, New York City (Come on, let me see y'all)
Oh-oh-oh (Put yo hands right, let me see y'all)
New York, New York, New York, New York City
Pretty (We from New York City y'all)(New York, New York)
New York, New York, New York, New York City (And pray for the World Trade Center)(New York)
Oh-oh-oh (And Biggie Smalls and all 'dem)(And let me hear you say, "Yeah!")
New York, New York, New York, New York City (Say it!)(Say, "Yeah!")
Pretty (Say it!)
Don't you know that I'm

[Refrain: Keys, Nas & Backup Vocals]
Livin' just enough (Yeah!)
For the city (Woo!)
I'm livin' just enough (New "jacks" City right now)
For the city (Don't you know, don't you know that I'm)
I'm livin' just enough (Woo!)
For the city (Oh down, down down)
I'm livin' just enough (Everybody in the place!)
For the city
[Breakdown: Keys, Nas & Backup Vocals]
I'm livin' just enough
For the city
I'm livin' just enough (It's called New "jacks" City right now y'all)
For the city
I'm livin' just enough (New York City)(New York City)
For the city
I'm livin' just enough (Yeah, yeah yeah yeah)
For the city (Don't you know that I'm)
I'm livin' just enough (New York City)
For the city (Best city in the world)
I'm livin' just enough
For the city
I'm-

[Outro: Keys, All]
Said I'm livin' for the
City-ay-ay
Yeah-aye-yeah
Yeah!