New York New York

New York New York - The Boogaloos

New York New York big city of dreams

And everything in New York ain't always what it seems

You might get fooled if you come from out of town

But I'm down by law and I know my way around

Too much too many people too much (aha-ha)

Too much too many people too much Raaah

A castle in the sky one mile high

Built to shelter the rich and greedy

Rows of eyes disguised as windows

Looking down on the poor and the needy

Miles of people marching up the avenue

Doin' what they gotta do just to get by

I'm living in the land of plenty and many

But I'm damn sure poor and I don't know why

Too much too many people too much

Too much too many people too much

A man's on a ledge says he's gonna jump

People gather round said "He won't he's just a chump"

'Cause he lost his job then he got robbed

His mortgage is due and his marriage is through

He says he ain't gonna pay no child support

Because the b**ch left him without a second thought

He got nothing to eat no shoes on his feet

She even left his clothes out in the street

He keeps hearing noises when he's at home

He always hears voices when he's all alone

His wife took the kids the car and the crib

In this man's world so much for Women's Lib

New York New York big city of dreams

But everything in New York ain't always what it seems

You might get fooled if you come from out of town

But I'm down by law and I know my way around

Down in the Village you might think I'm silly

But you can't tell the women from the men sometimes

They're sugar and spice and everything nice

But when you get 'em home ain't no telling what you find

Right next door is a little old man

I seen him eating dog food out of a can

He says "I got to eat when I can't afford meat

I barely can stand on my own two feet

I got a bad habit and I just can't break it

Something's on my mind and I just can't shake it

I need some time and I want some space

I gotta get away from the human race"

Too much too many people too much (aha-ha)

Too much too many people too much Raaah

Staring at a skyscraper reaching into heaven

When over in the ghetto I'm livin in hell

Just play ball or be an entertainer

'Cause niggaz like me can't read too well

Nobody loves me nobody cares

I dreamed about a life but I'm livin in a nightmare

Paranoid schizo set back snowbound

Bad news psycho heart attack breakdown

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If only I could sleep just ten more minutes

I might find the strength to make another day

If I didn't have to get up and do my thing

I would probably sleep my whole life away

I messed up a nice dream somethin' bout ice cream

Whipped cream fruits and a cherry on top

Now I gotta get up and face the world huh

The pressure is on It ain't never gonna stop

I sho' gotta learn to use my mind

I don't wanna be kissing nobody's behind

Just standin' on line lookin' like a jerk

Gotta get off my butt and do a full day's work

I ran into a pothole got into a car crash

Should'a been thinking and tried to fake whiplash

A crowd gathered round they're callin' me fat

Who you lookin at with a face like that

New York New York big city of dreams

Everything in New York ain't always what it seems