專輯：Solid Gold Hits
歌曲：An Open Letter To NYC
Brooklyn Bronx
Queens and Staten
From the Battery to
the top of Manhattan
Asian Middle Eastern
and Latin
Black 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 EL 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 Duece
was all porno flicks
Running home after school
to play PIX * 1
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
Black 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 VIM
You know I'm reppin'
Manhattan the best I can
Stopped off at Bleeker
Bob's got thrown out
Sneakin' in at 4:00 am
after going out
You didn't rob me in the
park at Dianna Ross
But everybody started
looting when the
light 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
Black 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 911 we're still livin'
And lovin' life we've
been given
Ain't nothing gonna take
that away from us
Were 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 many
rejecting know 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
Black White New York
you make it happen
