Lyrics

[Intro: Alicia Keys] Should we sing another New York song? Are y'all gonna help me sing tonight? I need y'all to sing with me tonight And I want everybody to take your phones, put 'em in the air I want you to put the lights on your phone Because this song, this song is our song It's about hope, it's about faith It's about never stopping believing in your dreams This is our song Ooh, New York Ooh, New York [Verse 1: Alicia Keys] Grew up in a town that is famous as a place of movie scenes Noise is always loud, there are sirens all around and the streets are mean If I can make it here, I can make it anywhеre, that's what they say Seeing my face in lights or my namе on marquees found down on Broadway [Pre-Chorus: Alicia Keys] Even if it ain't all it seems, I got a pocketful of dreams [Chorus: Alicia Keys] Baby, I'm from New York Concrete jungle where dreams are made of Oh, talkin' 'bout New York Concrete jungle where dreams are made of Nothing you can't do You're in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Lights will inspire you Hear it for New York, New York, New York [Interlude: Alicia Keys] Let's go, woo [Verse 2: JAY-Z] Yeah, yeah, I'm out that Brooklyn, now I'm down in Tribeca Right next to De Niro, but I'll be hood forever I'm the new Sinatra, and since I made it here I can make it anywhere, yeah, they love me everywhere I used to cop in Harlem, hola, my Dominicanos (Dimelo!) Right there up on Broadway, brought me back to that McDonald's Took it to my stash spot, 560 State Street Catch me in the kitchen, like a Simmons whippin' pastry Cruisin' down 8th Street, off-white Lexus Drivin' so slow, but BK is from Texas Me? I'm out that Bed-Stuy, home of that boy Biggie Now I live on Billboard and I brought my boys with me Say what up to Ty Ty, still sippin' Mai Tais Sittin' courtside, Knicks and Nets give me high-fives Nigga, I be spiked out, I could trip a referee Tell by my attitude that I'm most definitely from [Chorus: Alicia Keys] In New York Concrete jungle where dreams are made of There's nothing you can't do Now you're in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York [Bridge: Alicia Keys] One hand in the air for the big city Street lights, big dreams, all looking pretty No place in the world that can compare Put your lighters in the air, everybody say Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Chorus: Alicia Keys] In New York Concrete jungle where dreams are made of (Woo) There's nothing you can't do Now you're in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you Talkin' 'bout New York (Let's go) Concrete jungle where dreams are made of There's nothing you can't do Now you're in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York In New York Concrete jungle where dreams are made of There's nothing you can't do Now you're in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you Talkin' 'bout my city, New York Concrete jungle where dreams are made of There's nothing you can't do Now you're in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York [Outro: Alicia Keys] Yeah, Sao Paolo