New York, New York

[Verse 1: B.o.B]
This is the finish, my friend, this is the end
It's a revolution, it's a civilian revenge
There's no need to move or adjust your television
Whenever an era dies, another era begins
These American fights (Yeah,) these American wars (Uh)
These American stripes, these American stars (Yuh)
But these American cages (Huh) have American bars (Yeah)
We hunger for truth (Ha,) so we headed for y'all (Yeah)
Towers are crumblin' (Crumblin',) bridges are fallin' (Fallin')
Limits are fadin' (Fadin',) the normal is borin' (Borin')
Lookin' at time move (Ha) progressively forward (Forward)
Lookin' at days just, just vanish before me ('Fore me)
You wanted a Benz (What?,) but you couldn't afford it (Ha)
Now you would kill to put your foot in a Taurus (Yuh)
To dip from the madness (Yeah,) and never look backwards (Never)
But this is a crisis, prepare for disaster

[Chorus: Female Vocalist, B.o.B]
Start spreadin' the news
(Start, start, start, start spreadin' the news)
I'm leavin' today
(And I'm gone, and I'm gone, and I'm gone just like that)
I want to
Be a part of it (Be, be, be, be, yeah)
New York, New York
New York

[Verse 2: B.o.B]
Breaker breaker 9, breaker breaker 1, 9
Could you please get a operator on the phone line?
This is not a riot, it's way much more than that
These people are dyin', we are under attack
Wait, let me call you back, let me get my strap
'Cause we ain't takin' shit, so, therefore, we're fightin' back
We ain't waitin' on the line for a 9-1-1
9, 9, whatever, man, I ain't got time
For all this nonsense, enemy responses
Ain't a dial tone in a home on the continent
Got me in these bandages, this jungle is up under me
Man, I swear they sleepin', they unconscious, or they slumberin'
So we break the peace to get a piece of what we want to get
Act like we new to this, like we gon' rummage it
Let them know we run this shit
And let them know just how you feel the way your country is
Now look how beautiful destruction is, pow

[Chorus: Female Vocalist]
Start spreading the news
(Start spreading the news)
I'm leaving today
(I'm leaving, I'm leaving, yeah)
I want to
Be a part of it (Be a part of New York)
New York, New York (New York)
New York