In the city, all my ways awakeThere's a symphony of music in the streetsAnd I get hot to drown it outBut it don't work, it just gets louderIn the city, in the cityThe big apple took a bite out of meLook what I turned out to beI wonder if my mama really means itWhen she says that she's proud of meWord she trippin' and she lyin'And she on all my liesMean that * ain't rockin' signsI been comin' home beforeAnd my eyes been readin' signsI been slurrin' on my wordsWhen she ask me how my night wentAnd I get hot to drown it outI swear it's them white boysIt's them white boysEverything they doIs so much dropper than my life beenI don't got that type of moneyI don't got that financeShe like, why you so lazyTryna get byBack before I smokedI wasn't even tryin' to get highCigarette breaks at lunchtimeBomb rips to my faceI passed out at Dane's placeIn the morning tryin' to get rightGot a curfew, ain't ready for this bright lightIn the city, all my ways awakeThere's a symphony of music in the streetsAnd I get hot to drown it outBut it don't work, it just gets not upIn the city, in the cityYou really changedChange is goodWhen you said don't let the city change youI think it shouldCome from different anglesSee it different waysI don't got the moneyMaybe we can make a tradeIf I can make you laughYou can spot me cashWhat's the move on tools?Yo, I heard his assThese girls are good at itKinda bougie, mom calls them fastSome say you pretentiousBut I call it classPrep schoolboys with their collars poppedComin' through the spotAlways see you with your sleeves rolled upEven with a uniformI could never do the normHow could I forget?I be on some *Now I rock sweatsAnd I still get itNew kids never fit inI wasn't any differentHad to get my mind rightWasn't ready for those bright lightsIn the city, all my ways awakeThere's a symphonyOf music in the streetsAnd I get high to drown it outBut it don't workIt just gets louderIn the cityIn the cityLet's do something dangerousBreak the rulesAnd let's shake it upYeah, let's do something dangerousIn the city that was made for usYeah, let's do something dangerousLet's break the rulesYeah, let's shake it upYeah, let's do something dangerousIn the city that was made for usIn the city that was made for usAll my ways away, there's a symphonyOf music in the streets and I get hot to drown it outBut it don't work, it just gets light up in the cityIn the city