N.y.c. Songtext

Charles & EddieN.Y.CI was hanging out on Joy's front stepsIt was the summer of loveWe were in New York CityVibe was cool with the radio onI think it was Sly singing "Que Sera Sera"My mother kept saying you're wastin' your lifeSittin' here watching the world go byWhy don't you guys get out there and do somethingWe did, we became brothers that nightSharing our lives over a bottle of Ide'sBut that was fine with meThere was some kind of riot on the lowerEast SideSome rich man shot some homeless guyHe thought he was being robbed(chorus)You can hear him say?Can you believe this cityDidn't get much sleep staying out all nightSoul kitchen was hoppin'We'd sneak in the side and danceSmash was spinnin' some whack new songWe was all snappin' hard on his momsBut he was coolThat shit was funkyThat shit was funkyTeachers were quittin' their jobs by the tonEvery kid in the school was totin' a gunAnd they were just too scaredYou can hear them say?Can you believe this cityRan into C on the E trainHad a brand new copy of Marvin Gaye's"Trouble Man" I couldn't help thinkin' coming home that dayIs it New York City or back to L.A.