New York poor New York   New York poor New York      cars choking your child to death   but you don't wanna see   cause you only think about yourself   how blind can you be      New York poor New York   sniper on the rooftop New York   New York poor New York   not fit for a dog in New York      everybody bites on the Big Apple   leave the hungry in tears   but no one gives a damn no one really cares   how they feel they're just paper people not real      you need a gun to walk into New York      now you're broke and you're out on a ledge   who can help you this time   now you're down to your very last cent   still you're askin' me who was your friend   i was your friend      New York poor New York   who turned the lights out in New York      New York poor New York   just another blackout in New York      girl dead on the 26th floor   but no one knew her name   found her body behind the door   too young for the game      New York poor New York   devils in the subway New York   New York poor New York   New York poor New York   talkin talkin talkin - watch out   Harlem touching midtown New York   New York poor New York      talkin 'bout New York New York   money's getting tighter New York   they're burning the bridges to New York