New York girl, ooh, ooh, ooh      Runnin' pretty, New York City girl   Twenty-five, thirty-five   Hello, baby, New York City girl      You grew up ridin' the subways, running with people   Up in Harlem, down on Broadway   You're no tramp, but you're no lady, talkin' that street talk   You're the heart and soul of New York City      And love, love is just a passing word   It's the thought that you had in a taxi cab that got left on the curb   When he dropped you off at East 83rd      Oh, oh, oh [Oh, oh, oh]   You're a native New Yorker   You should know the score by now [You should know by now]   You're a native New Yorker      New York girl, ooh, ooh, ooh      Music plays, everyone's dancin' closer and closer   Makin' friends and findin' lovers   There you are lost in the shadows, searchin' for someone [Searchin' for   someone]   To set you free from New York City      And, whoa, where did all those yesterdays go   When you still believed love could really be like a Broadway show   You are the star, win the applause      Oh, oh, oh [Oh, oh, oh]   You're a native New Yorker   No one opens the door   For a native New Yorker      [Runnin' pretty, New York City girl]   Ooh...ooh...ooh...   Native, native, native New Yorker      Where did all those yesterdays go   When you still believed love could really be like a Broadway show   You are the star      You're a native New Yorker   You should know the score by now   You're a native New Yorker      You should know the score, you should know the score by now   You're a native New Yorker, oh, oh, oh   [Native, native, native new Yorker]   You're a native New Yorker      Whoa, oh, ho, ho, you're a native New Yorker   You should know the score   [Native, native, native new Yorker]   You're a native New Yorker      What you waitin' for, no one opens the door   [You're a native New Yorker]   For a native, for a native New Yorker