FROM THE CONCRETE CANYONS IN THE BRONX
TO THE PARK AT BATTERY
RUNS A RIVER MADE OF LIVING DREAMS
AND THE BLOOD OF HISTORY
NO MATTER WHAT IT IS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR IT’S HERE
AND YOU CAN FIND IT DAY OR NIGHT

ROSES AT THE GROCERY STORE
IN CASE YOU FALL IN LOVE
THERE’S A PHYSIC ON THE SECOND FLOOR WHO CAN GIVE YOUR FATE A SHOVE
EVERYBODY HERE REMEMBERS THAT ONE DAY
AND WE KNOW WHAT IT IS TO FIGHT

AND THE HEART OF THE CITY
BEATS ON LIKE A DRUM

IN THE SHADOW OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE
A COUPLE SHARES A KISS
WHILE A FATHER IN EAST HARLEM
TAKES HIS SON TO SEE THE KNICKS
AND A WRITER DOWN ON BROADWAY PLAYS THE KEYS
JUST LIKE THIS

AND THE HEART OF THE CITY
BEATS ON LIKE A DRUM

AND THE FERRIES RUN
AND THE TAXIS ROLL
AND EVERY DAY
TAKES IT’S TOLL
AND SOME GET LOST
AND SOME GET FOUND
AND ME, I JUST CAN’T BELIEVE THE SOUND

OF PEOPLE SCREAMING ‘THANK YOU’ FROM HALF WAY DOWN THE BLOCK
THE HELPING HANDS OF STRANGERS WHO WORK AROUND THE CLOCK
‘CAUSE EVERY ONE OF US IS RIGHT WHERE WE BELONG
AND NY STRONG
NY STRONG

AND THE HEART OF THE CITY
BEATS ON LIKE A DRUM
C’MON NEW YORK CITY
YOU GOT THAT HEART
GIMME SOME

C’MON NEW YORK CITY
YOU GOT THAT HEART
GIMME SOME