living in new york city

i'm moving to new york

turn me up baby

black daddy

i said black daddy

i'm livin' in new york city

i'm livin' in new york

i'm livin' in new york city

in the center of the world

i'm livin' in new york city

wait 'til you see what i do

i'm livin' in new york city

to find somebody like you

i said me

you

n y

why not

why not

why not

i'm walking my bulldog baby

in the middle of central park

takin' over downtown baby

long after it gets dark

every night is a mystery

baby i just can't sleep

i gotta stay out all night

so you can find me

i'm livin' in new york city

i'm livin' in new york

i'm livin' in new york city

in the center of the world

i said black daddy

i thought i was livin'

'till i woke up to a siren

i thought i was over

'till i met these new york soldiers

they keep on working

they keep on fighting america

it's time to wake up

'cause i'm livin' in new york city

i'm livin' in new york

i'm livin' in new york city

in the center of the world

i'm livin' in new york city

where girls are pretty

streets are witty

i'm livin' in new york city

where everybody's livin'

and everybody's winning

i'm livin' in new york city

where streets are witty

girls look pretty

i'm livin' in new york city

and it's

and it's

and it's livin' in me

good god

i said me

you

n y

why not

why not

why not

i gotta testify

i gotta testify

good god

testify

good god

i'm livin' in new york city

i'm livin' in new york city

i'm livin' in new york city

i'm livin' it up

livin' it up. livin' it up

good god

and he's livin' in me

is livin' in me

is livin' in me now

how i'm livin' it up

livin' it up

cause he's livin' it up

me

you

n y

why not

why not

why not