New York poor New York
New York poor New York


Cars choking your child to death
But you don't wanna see
Cause you only think about yourself

How blind can you be

New York poor New York

Sniper on the rooftop New York
New York poor New York
Not fit for a dog in New York


Everybody bites on the Big Apple
Leave the hungry in tears

But no one gives a damn no one really cares
How they feel they're just paper people not real


You need a gun to walk into New York

Now you're broke and you're out on a ledge

Who can help you this time
Now you're down to your very last cent
Still you're askin' me who was your friend

I was your friend

New York poor New York

Who turned the lights out in New York

New York poor New York

Just another blackout in New York

Girl dead on the 26th floor

But no one knew her name
Found her body behind the door
Too young for the game


New York poor New York
Devils in the subway New York

New York poor New York
New York poor New York
Talkin talkin talkin - watch out

Harlem touching midtown New York
New York poor New York


Talkin 'bout New York New York
Money's getting tighter New York
They're burning the bridges to New York