Lyrics:

[ Kevin Rudolf ]
In the city of dreams, you get caught up in the schemes
and fall apart in the seam
Tonight
That boy he used to bomb,
From B.K. to the Bronx and its the fortunate one, who dies

[ NAS ]
New York, we ready!

[ Kevin Rudolf ]
He move from LAS to SoHo (hooo)
A few blocks for those who dont know (ohh)
Down the hall punched a hole in the wall
Bounced out, all are in control
Certified son of a gun
Learns life lesson 101
Dont fly too high on your own supply
Get burnt by the sun

Coz in the city of dreams
You get caught up in the schemes
And fall apart in the seam
Tonight
That boy he is the bomb, from B.K. to the Bronx
And its the fortunate one who dies

He was NYs talk of the town
Heard out to the LI sound (okay)
He started datin models and he figured it out
He used to be a nice guy, then he cut that sh!t out
Qualified sex machine
No better than a vowed fiend (?)
She wanted a ride to the upper east side but he dropped her ass off in queens

Coz in the city of dreams
You get caught up in the schemes and fall apart in the seam
Tonight
That boy would play his guitar like he was ready for war (You ready, K?)(Its your man Nas here)
And then hed lift up his voice to the
Sky (Take it straight through New York City)

[ NAS ]
Yo, ok, my city, my town, my crown
Michael Bloomberg, forget what you heard
Im thought of highly, shoppin Louie, Gianni
Christian LaCrosse shades, what can a boss say?
City, bus, the subway, cab, the runway
Ski masks and gunplay my past at a young age
The illest city on the planet
Towers came down, Wall Street barely standin
We Crook Brothers, opposite of Brook Brothers
My footsteps of Scatman Crothers
Its just generations of style to get five luminous minutes with me
Interviews on how I flip sixty-twos
This isnt my style, I spit what Im livin right now
Im out on the town, gold bars shuttin it down
Bottles stacked from the floor to the ceiling
Then its a loud fool, fifty-third street, right near the Hilton
Im fightin the feeling I had when I was lightin up buildings
Now Im writin for millions of listeners
Critics who just dont get it
They try dissin us, New York full of kings and queens, all the rest just mimic us

[ Kevin Rudolf ]
Coz in the city of dreams
you get caught up in the schemes and fall apart in the seam
Tonight
That boy would play his guitar like he was ready for war
And then hed lift up his voice to the Sky