[Verse] What you mean they at the spot? We gotta slide My bro just did a bid for five, you think we finna let him die? When the plan in hand's to fly, got a band to find A bag of cash, a pack of Yayo in a van to drive Lookin' at me like, "You crazy," damn right But this is New York, if you thinkin' less, you ain't been here for more than a fortnight But, alright, a little odd, I understand Take a trip to St. Nick's, that's the closest to Disneyland No Peter Pan, but we been the Lost Boys In the land of the hard knocks, this ain't just some farce, boy Watch the clock, boy, 'cause you know that time's tickin' Y'all ain't heard that 12 on they way? We gon' go the distance So hop in the back, and you know to stay low While we leave the West side and hit the coast, that's the LES He in a suit and he stress, but just wait, you'll be amazed When you see we really mean it when we say [Chorus] The whole city mine From Brooklyn, the Bronx, to uptown Through Manhattan, we ridin' now To Long Island City, out to Queens What you mean they at the spot? We gotta slide My bro just did a bid for five, you think we finna let him die? When the plan in hand's to fly, got a band to find A bag of cash, a pack of Yayo in a van to drive So hop in the back, and you know to stay low While we leave the West side and hit the coast, that's the LES He in a suit and he stress, but just wait, you'll be amazed When you see we really mean it when we say [Verse 2] Big Queens, where they say the players dwell Do my thing, I see they hatin' when I fail Take my wings and let them break up out my shell See, we kings, I can never take an L Yeah, and that, there, is my promise See, the work I put in, that is not karma See, I do it for my mama, see, I do it for my