Empire State of Mind
Jay Z (ft. Alicia Keys) Lyrics

Yea, yea I'm out that Brooklyn, now I'm down in Tribeca
I have moved from Brooklyn to Tribeca.

Right next to DeNiro, but I'll be hood forever
Despite being near DeNiro, I will always be true to my roots.

I'm the new Sinatra, and, since I made it here, I can make it anywhere, yea, they love me everywhere
I am like Sinatra and can succeed anywhere, as I am well-loved.

I used to cop in Harlem, all of my Dominicano's right there up on Broadway, pull me back to that McDonald's, took it to my stashbox, 560 State St.
I used to buy drugs in Harlem and had a stash box at 560 State St.

Catch me in the kitchen like a Simmons wippin' pastry's
You can find me working in the kitchen, similar to Simmons while whipping up pastries.

Cruisin' down 8th St., off white Lexus, drivin' so slow, but BK is from Texas
I drive an off-white Lexus and cruise slowly down 8th St, even though I'm from Brooklyn, I feel like I'm from Texas.

Me, I'm out that Bed-Stuy, home of that boy Biggie
I am from Bed-Stuy, which is Biggie's home.

Now I live on Billboard and I brought my boys with me
I now live on the Billboard charts and I am bringing my entourage with me.

Say whattup to Ty-Ty, still sippin' Mai Tai's, sittin' courtside, Knicks and Nets give me high five
Give greetings to Ty-Ty, who still drinks Mai Tai's and when I sit courtside at Knicks and Nets games I get high fives.

Nigga I be Spike'd out, I could trip a referee, tell by my attitude that I'm most definitely from
I wear clothes like Spike Lee, I could trip a referee, and my attitude gives away that I am from New York City.

In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there's nothin' you can't do
New York is like a concrete jungle where anything is possible and there are no limitations.

Now you're in New York, these streets will make you feel brand new, big lights will inspire you
These streets will make you feel reborn and the bright lights will inspire you.

Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York
Let's all give a cheer to New York City!

Catch me at the X with OG at a Yankee game, shit, I made the Yankee hat more famous then a Yankee can
Catch me with OG at a Yankee game, as I have made the Yankees logo more famous than the team itself.

You should know I bleed blue, but I ain't a Crip though, but I got a gang of niggas walkin' with my clique though
I am a loyal fan of the New York Yankees but I am not a Crip, however, I have a group of friends that are loyal to me.

Welcome to the melting pot, corners where we sellin' rock, Afrika Bambataa shit, home of the hip-hop
Welcome to the melting pot of New York City, where we sell drugs on the corners and where hip hop was born, as Afrika Bambataa is from here.

Yellow cab, gypsy cab, dollar cab, holla back, for foreigners it ain't for, they act like they forgot how to act
We have yellow cabs, gypsy cabs, and dollar cabs--foreigners can't handle the city and often forget how to act appropriately.

Eight million stories, out there in it naked, city is a pity, half of y'all won't make it
New York City has 8 million stories and half of those people will fail, as the city can be cruel and unforgiving.

Me, I got a plug, Special Ed "I Got It Made", if Jesus payin' LeBron, I'm payin' Dwayne Wade
I have connections, similar to Special Ed's 'I Got It Made', and if Jesus were to pay LeBron James, I would pay Dwayne Wade.

Three dice cee-lo, three-card Monte, Labor Day Parade, rest in peace Bob Marley
We play three-dice cee-lo and three-card Monte, and we celebrate Labor Day Parade in memory of Bob Marley.

Statue of Liberty, long live the World Trade, long live the King yo, I'm from the Empire St. that's
Long live the Statue of Liberty and the World Trade Center, and I am the king of the Empire State of New York.

Lights is blinding, girls need blinders, so they can step out of bounds quick, the sidelines is lined with casualties, who sip to life casually then gradually become worse, don't bite the apple, Eve
The lights are so blinding that girls need blinders to step out of bounds quickly, and the sidelines are full of people who casually sip on life and then gradually become worse. Don't be like Eve who bit the apple and fell from grace.

Caught up in the in-crowd, now you're in style, end of the winter gets cold, en vogue, with your skin out
Once you're in the in-crowd, you are in style, but when winter comes it gets cold, and you'll be wearing next to nothing.

City of sin, it's a pity on the whim, good girls gone bad, the city's filled with them
The city is full of sin and it's a pity, as even good girls turn bad when they come to New York City.

Mommy took a bus trip, now she got her bust out, everybody ride her, just like a bus route
Mommy took a bus trip and now has become popular, as everyone wants a ride from her.

Hail Mary to the city, you're a virgin, and Jesus can't save you, life starts when the church end
The city is like a virgin that no one can save, as life really starts when you leave the church behind.

Came here for school, graduated to the high life, ball players, rap stars, addicted to the limelight, MDMA got you feelin' like a champion
People come to New York City for school, and then graduate to the high life. Ball players and rappers are addicted to the attention and ecstasy makes people feel like a champion.

The city never sleeps, better slip you an Ambien
New York City never sleeps, so you might want to take an Ambien to help you rest.

One hand in the air for the big city, street lights, big dreams, all lookin' pretty, no place in the world that could compare, put your lighters in the air everybody say yeah, yeah, yea, yea
I put one hand up to salute the big city, with its street lights and big dreams that look so pretty. There's no place in the world like it, so put your lighters in the air and everyone say yeah, yeah, yea, yea!