My City

The capital of the world: New York City. People come from around the globe to soak it up and a select lucky 8 million get to live there. So crowded and yet it can feel so intimately yours. The love and admiration for the city is palpable, and us natives feel proud, like it’s our very own child, or something we’ve helped create.

Lyrics: Melynda Milman. Music: Melynda Milman, David de Geus

Lyrics

[verse] You’d recognize the place where I’m from If you saw it on tv You’d recognize those streets those sounds Of that place that made me me You may also see all the trash And the cracks in the shine But all I see is all I love Of the place that is mine [chorus] I am one among the millions just another New York girl My city was made for me I’m just sharing it with the world [verse] You may get a smile from the lady taking money and giving change The man who passes on the street and looks at you strange Filled with different people holding different dreams But everybody shares one thing: they’re gonna make it by any means [chorus] I am one among the millions just another New York girl My city was made for me I’m just sharing it with the world [verse] Young mothers holding down two jobs hoping for more Undiscovered stars do their thang standing clear of the closing doors There’s an energy that never fades in the city that doesn’t sleep You gotta keep up or step aside before you get run over, BEEP BEEP! [chorus] I am one among the millions just another New York girl My city was made for me I’m just sharing it with the world [Rap by Sabac Red] [bridge] New York, New York 5x Just being there makes you part of it Just being there fills your heart with it Filled with different people holding different dreams But everybody shares one thing: they’re gonna make it by any means [chorus 2x] I am one among the millions just another New York girl My city was made for me I’m just sharing it with the world