Lyrics:

This strange tribute to New York, featuring Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig, serves as the second single for SBTRKT’s 2014 album Wonder Where We Land
My girl got a minimum
Keep it stuck right there 'til the number comes
Leave a smooth operator lookin' like a bum
My girl's got a city to run
Got the key to the kingdom where the money's from
Never seen the color yellow, never seen the sun
(And he thinks I'm the negative one!)

Flags flappin' in Manhattan
New Dorp, New York
Gargoyles gargling oil
Peak of the Empire, Top of the Rock
Flags flappin' in Manhattan
New Dorp, New York
Gargoyles gargling oil
Peak of the Empire, Top of the Rock

My girl's got a little schtick
Keep you cooped up in the kitchen while you feed the kid
Keep you waitin' in the winter while the tension ticks

My girl got a limousine
Got a full-time job just to keep it clean
Got a speaker in the trunk, you know it weighs a ton
(You think I'm the negative one!)

Flags flappin' in Manhattan
New Dorp, New York
Gargoyles gargling oil
Peak of the Empire, Top of the Rock
Flags flappin' in Manhattan
New Dorp, New York
Gargoyles gargling oil
Peak of the Empire, Top of the Rock

New Dorp, New York
New Dorp, New York

Late nights and black Israelites
White women singin' under diner lights
Baseball bats that never hit home runs
Late nights and black Israelites
White women singin' under diner lights
Baseball bats that never hit home runs
I got a baseball bat, never hit home runs

My girl got a minimum
Leave it stuck right there 'til the number comes
Leave a smooth operator lookin' like a bum
My girl's got a city to run
Got the key to the kingdom where the money's from
Never seen the color yellow, never seen the sun

New Dorp, New York
New Dorp, New York

Flags flappin' in Manhattan
New Dorp, New York
Gargoyles gargling oil
Peak of the Empire, Top of the Rock
Flags flappin' in Manhattan
New Dorp, New York
Gargoyles gargling oil
Peak of the Empire, Top of the Rock

My girl's got a little schtick
Keep you cooped up in the kitchen while you feed the kid
Keep you waitin' in the winter while the tension ticks

My girl got a limousine
I got a full-time job just to keep it clean
Got a speaker in the trunk, you know it weighs a ton

My girl's got a city to run
My girl's got a city to run
My girl's got a city to run
My girl got a city to run
My girl got a city to run