And if the city's skyscrapers rise over this island
Would you be glad to see Manhattan for once?
I knew the dream, it died
JMZ line, Myrtle and Broadway
But I'd be glad to see Manhattan for once

Living life in the city
It will never be pretty
We can plan if we make it
We won't let 'em
They won't take it from me

And if you leave, don't leave me all alone
'Cause I'll be scared, I'll be naked, I'll be cold
And I miss my dad, Cleopatra sitting on the phone
So take me back of these streets and we'll never be apart
Together from the start
Never, never, falling back alone

Living life in the city
It will never be pretty
We can plan if we make it
We won't let 'em
They won't take it from me

And if the sun don't shine on me today
And if the subways flood and bridges break
Will you just lay down and dig your grave?
Or will you rail against the dying day?