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[00:00.36]Graham Blvd - New York New York
[00:25.93]New York New York big city of dreams
[00:28.21]And everything in New York ain't always what it seems
[00:30.86]You might get fooled if you come from out of town
[00:33.38]But I'm down by law and I know my way around
[00:35.52]Too much too many people too much (aha-ha)
[00:40.01]Too much too many people too much Raaah
[00:45.13]A castle in the sky one mile high
[00:47.27]Built to shelter the rich and greedy
[00:49.74]Rows of eyes disguised as windows
[00:51.99]Looking down on the poor and the needy
[00:54.43]Miles of people marching up the avenue
[00:56.74]Doin' what they gotta do just to get by
[00:59.14]I'm living in the land of plenty and many
[01:01.40]But I'm damn sure poor and I don't know why
[01:03.83]Too much too many people too much
[01:08.31]Too much too many people too much
[01:13.10]A man's on a ledge says he's gonna jump
[01:15.67]People gather round said won't he's just a chump
[01:18.06]'Cause he lost his job then he got robbed
[01:20.41]His mortgage is due and his marriage is through
[01:22.59]He says he ain't gonna pay no child support
[01:24.98]Because the b**ch left him without a second thought
[01:27.20]He got nothing to eat no shoes on his feet
[01:29.77]She even left his clothes out in the street
[01:32.18]He keeps hearing noises when he's at home
[01:34.44]He always hears voices when he's all alone
[01:36.83]His wife took the kids the car and the crib
[01:39.24]In this man's world so much for Women's Lib
[01:41.67]New York New York big city of dreams
[01:43.93]But everything in New York ain't always what it seems
[01:46.48]You might get fooled if you come from out of town
[01:48.57]But I'm down by law and I know my way around
[01:51.14]Down in the Village you might think I'm silly
[01:53.49]But you can't tell the women from the men sometimes
[01:55.81]They're sugar and spice and everything nice
[01:58.14]But when you get 'em home ain't no telling what you find
[02:00.59]Right next door is a little old man
[02:02.87]I seen him eating dog food out of a can
[02:05.21]He says got to eat when I can't afford meat
[02:07.68]I barely can stand on my own two feet
[02:09.85]I got a bad habit and I just can't break it
[02:12.40]Something's on my mind and I just can't shake it
[02:14.72]I need some time and I want some space
[02:17.00]I gotta get away from the human race
[02:19.36]Too much too many people too much (aha-ha)
[02:24.26]Too much too many people too much Raaah
[02:29.07]Staring at a skyscraper reaching into heaven
[02:31.20]When over in the ghetto I'm livin in hell
[02:33.70]Just play ball or be an entertainer
[02:36.07]'Cause ni**az like me can't read too well
[02:38.27]Nobody loves me nobody cares
[02:40.60]I dreamed about a life but I'm livin in a nightmare
[02:43.24]Paranoid schizo set back snowbound
[02:45.48]Bad news psycho heart attack breakdown
[02:48.04]Hee Huh Hee Huh Hee Huh Hee Huh
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[02:57.19]Hee Huh Hee Huh Hee Huh Hee Huh
[03:01.85]Hee Huh Hee Huh Hee Huh Hee HUH
[03:06.78]If only I could sleep just ten more minutes
[03:09.05]I might find the strength to make another day
[03:11.44]If I didn't have to get up and do my thing
[03:13.66]I would probably sleep my whole life away
[03:15.76]I messed up a nice dream somethin' bout ice cream
[03:18.51]Whipped cream fruits and a cherry on top
[03:20.87]Now I gotta get up and face the world huh
[03:23.36]The pressure is on It ain't never gonna stop
[03:25.62]I sho' gotta learn to use my mind
[03:27.75]I don't wanna be kissing nobody's behind
[03:30.17]Just standin' on line lookin' like a jerk
[03:32.45]Gotta get off my butt and do a full day's work
[03:35.00]I ran into a pothole got into a car crash
[03:37.40]Should'a been thinking and tried to fake whiplash
[03:39.75]A crowd gathered round they're callin' me fat
[03:41.92]Who you lookin at with a face like that
[03:44.34]New York New York big city of dreams
[03:46.50]Everything in New York ain't always what it seems