Now what if I told you my city was the best And my city was a threat to the rest And my city was a threat to the rest This city is my city And I love it, yeah I love it I was born and raised here I got it made here And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay Forever we're coming To every block yeah Whether it's warm or storming it down or right stupid hot, hot From the colours All the way to the solutions yeah Forget all the drugs and gangs Corruption and pollution, no Cause this city is my city And I love it, yeah I love it I was born and raised here I got it made here And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay here For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh Now what if I told you my city was the best, best And my city was a threat to the rest, (yes) But you can't rest inside my city My city's so cold if you ain't dressed And what they accept, better had a right address Come to my city, certain colours can't step And sadly I'm talking about the colour of your skin Sorry my brother can't let you in Cause the property value might go down to a level that's economically unacceptable And socially have to first live around you, ha, ha Is this what it's down to? Two rules for the same team Maybe had the same dream Not the same reality Actually, mine is a bad education and gin trafication Despite all the above I love... This city is my city And I love it, yeah I love it I was born and raised here I got it made here And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay here For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh You can take my picture, you can take my name But you never gonna take my city away Cause you are burning to the crowd, oh oh Let it fire but it's in my blood Cause this city is my city And I love it, yeah I love it I was born and raised here I got it made here And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay here For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life, uh huh For life