New York City, a city so great Her pride, her beauty so pure Her birth of my soul, so honest, so strong Her mecca how I adore As I child I remember her dark alleyways Where we learned how to fight And we learned to be brave We played handball all day and kissed girls all night Fought off rival gangs How we were so alive I grew older and watched the neighborhood change I saw my friends perish To ruthless violent ends I remember just yesterdays city streetlights Where the boys hung all night And the gang fought with pride in New York City
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