In the city, all my ways awake
There's a symphony of music in the streets
And I get hot to drown it out
But it don't work, it just gets louder
In the city, in the city
The big apple took a bite out of me
Look what I turned out to be
I wonder if my mama really means it
When she says that she's proud of me
Word she trippin' and she lyin'
And she on all my lies
Mean that * ain't rockin' signs
I been comin' home before
And my eyes been readin' signs
I been slurrin' on my words
When she ask me how my night went
And I get hot to drown it out
I swear it's them white boys
It's them white boys
Everything they do
Is so much dropper than my life been
I don't got that type of money
I don't got that finance
She like, why you so lazy
Tryna get by
Back before I smoked
I wasn't even tryin' to get high
Cigarette breaks at lunchtime
Bomb rips to my face
I passed out at Dane's place
In the morning tryin' to get right
Got a curfew, ain't ready for this bright light
In the city, all my ways awake
There's a symphony of music in the streets
And I get hot to drown it out
But it don't work, it just gets not up
In the city, in the city
You really changed
Change is good
When you said don't let the city change you
I think it should
Come from different angles
See it different ways
I don't got the money
Maybe we can make a trade
If I can make you laugh
You can spot me cash
What's the move on tools?
Yo, I heard his ass
These girls are good at it
Kinda bougie, mom calls them fast
Some say you pretentious
But I call it class
Prep schoolboys with their collars popped
Comin' through the spot
Always see you with your sleeves rolled up
Even with a uniform
I could never do the norm
How could I forget?
I be on some *
Now I rock sweats
And I still get it
New kids never fit in
I wasn't any different
Had to get my mind right
Wasn't ready for those bright lights
In the city, all my ways awake
There's a symphony
Of music in the streets
And I get high to drown it out
But it don't work
It just gets louder
In the city
In the city
Let's do something dangerous
Break the rules
And let's shake it up
Yeah, let's do something dangerous
In the city that was made for us
Yeah, let's do something dangerous
Let's break the rules
Yeah, let's shake it up
Yeah, let's do something dangerous
In the city that was made for us
In the city that was made for us
All my ways away, there's a symphony
Of music in the streets and I get hot to drown it out
But it don't work, it just gets light up in the city
In the city