New York, poor 
New YorkNew 
York, poor 
New YorkCars 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 YorkSniper on the rooftop, 
New YorkNew 
York, poor 
New YorkNot fit for a dog in 
New YorkEverybody bites on the 
Big AppleLeave 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 YorkNow 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 YorkWho turned the lights out in 
New YorkNew 
York, poor 
New YorkJust another blackout in 
New YorkGirl dead on the twenty sixth floor
But no one knew her name
Found her body behind the door
Too young for the game
New York, poor 
New YorkDevils in the subway, 
New YorkNew 
York, poor 
New YorkNew 
York, poor 
New YorkTalkin', talkin', talkin', watch out
Harlem touching midtown 
New YorkNew 
York, poor 
New YorkTalkin' 'bout 
New York, 
New YorkMoney's getting tighter, 
New YorkThey're burning the bridges to 
New York