Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten   From the Battery to the top of Manhattan   Asian, Middle-Eastern and Latin   Black, White, New York you make it happen      Brownstones, water towers, trees, skyscrapers   Writers, prize fighters and Wall Street traders   We come together on the subway cars   Diversity unified, whoever you are   We're doing fine on the One and Nine line   On the EL we're doin' swell   On the number Ten bus we fight and fuss   'Cause we're thorough in the boroughs and that's a must   I remember when the Duece was all porno flicks   Running home after school to play PIX * 1   At lunch I'd go to Blimpies down on Montague Street   And hit the Fulton Street Mall for the sneakers on my feet   Dear New York I hope you're doing well   I know a lot's happen and you've been through hell   So, we give thanks for providing a home   Through your gates at Ellis Island we passed in droves      Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten   From the Battery to the top of Manhattan   Asian, Middle-Eastern and Latin   Black, White, New York you make it happen      The L.I.E. the B.Q.E   Hippies at the band shell with the L.S.D.   Get my BVD's from VIM   You know I'm reppin' Manhattan the best I can   Stopped off at Bleeker Bob's got thrown out   Sneakin' in at 4:00 am after going out   You didn't rob me in the park at Dianna Ross   But everybody started looting when the light went off   From the South South Bronx on out to Queens Bridge   From Hollis Queens right down to Bay Ridge   From Castle Hill to the Lower East Side   From 1010 WINS to Live At Five   Dear New York this is a love letter   To you and how you brought us together   We can't say enough about all you do   'Cause in the city were ourselves and electric too      Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten   From the Battery to the top of Manhattan   Asian, Middle-Eastern and Latin   Black, White, New York you make it happen      Shout out the South Bronx where my mom hails from   Right next to High Bridge across from Harlem   To the Grand Concourse where my mom and dad met   Before they moved on down to the Upper West   I see you're still strong after all that's gone on   Life long we dedicate this song   Just a little something to show some respect   To the city that blends and mends and tests   Since 911 we're still livin'   And lovin' life we've been given   Ain't nothing gonna take that away from us   Were lookin' pretty and gritty 'cause in the city we trust   Dear New York I know a lot has changed   2 towers down but you're still in the game   Home to many rejecting know one   Accepting peoples of all places, wherever they're from      Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten   From the Battery to the top of Manhattan   Asian, Middle-Eastern and Latin   Black, White, New York you make it happen