[ti:n.y.c] [ar:kevin rudolf] [al:187972] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.40]In the city of dreams [00:02.05]You get caught up in the schemes [00:04.31]And fall apart in the seam [00:06.90]Tonight [00:09.13]That boy he used to bomb [00:11.18]From b k to the bronx [00:13.43]And it's the fortunate one who dies [00:16.15]New york we ready [00:17.64]He move from las to soho (hooo) [00:20.41]A few blocks for those who don't know (ohh) [00:22.55]Down the hall punched a hole in the wall [00:24.94]Bounced out all are in control [00:27.62]Certified son of a gun [00:29.80]Learns life lesson 101 [00:32.03]Don't fly too high on your own supply [00:33.41]Get burnt by the sun [00:36.03]Coz in the city of dreams [00:38.31]You get caught up in the schemes [00:40.67]And fall apart in the seam [00:42.84]Tonight [00:45.24]That boy he is the bomb [00:47.32]From b k to the bronx [00:49.78]And it's the fortunate one who dies [00:54.55]He was ny's talk of the town [00:57.08]Heard out to the li sound (okay) [00:59.36]He started datin models and he figured it out [01:01.64]He used to be a nice guy then he cut that sh t out [01:03.65]Qualified *** machine [01:05.05]No better than a vowed fiend [01:08.49]She wanted a ride to the upper east side [01:10.70]But he dropped her a** off in queens [01:12.12]Coz in the city of dreams [01:13.76]You get caught up in the schemes [01:17.09]And fall apart in the seam [01:19.56]Tonight [01:21.72]That boy would play his guitar [01:23.77]Like he was ready for war (you ready k ) [01:26.68]And then he'd lift up his voice to the (it's your man nas here) [01:30.14]Sky (take it straight through new york city) [01:32.34]Yo ok my city my town my crown [01:33.69]Michael bloomberg forget what you heard [01:35.53]I'm thought of highly shoppin louie gianni [01:36.93]Christian lacrosse shades what can a boss say [01:40.59]City bus the subway cab the runway [01:42.74]Ski masks and gunplay my past at a young age [01:45.89]The illest city on the planet [01:46.84]Towers came down wall street barely standin [01:49.86]We crook brothers opposite of brook brothers [01:51.50]My footsteps of scatman crothers [01:52.72]It's just generations of style to get five luminous minutes with me [01:57.10]Interviews on how i flip sixty-twos [01:58.10]This isn't my style i spit what i'm livin right now [02:00.33]I'm out on the town gold bars shuttin it down [02:03.01]Bottles stacked from the floor to the ceiling [02:04.24]Then it's a loud fool fifty-third street right near the hilton [02:06.89]I'm fightin the feeling i had when i was lightin up buildings [02:08.99]Now i'm writin for millions of listeners [02:10.20]Critics who just don't get it [02:13.16]They try dissin us new york full of kings and queens [02:14.92]All the rest just mimic us [02:16.81]Coz in the city of dreams [02:18.52]You get caught up in the schemes [02:19.62]And fall apart in the seam [02:21.55]Tonight [02:24.88]That boy would play his guitar [02:27.20]Like he was ready for war [02:29.55]And then he'd lift up his voice to the sky