[Intro]
From Manhattan out to Queens
Down to Brooklyn, up the Bronx seams
Staten Island in the bloodstream
Whole city in my lungs when I breathe (uh)
[Verse 1]
I’m on Broadway, brown bag, late walk
Hot dog steam in the air when the gates lock
Yellow cab splashin’ rain on my lace socks
Text blowin’ up, homies argue over J train stops
Queens nights, dollar slice, stoop talk
Auntie with the rosary, blessin’ every moonwalk
Graffiti on the shutters like a roll call
Every tag spell a story that the news won’t talk
[Chorus]
Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Staten Island
Heart of the hustle, every block stay wildin’
From the first train rumble till the sky get silent
Five-borough heartbeat, one city, one siren
Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Staten Island
If you from here, you can feel that vibin’
Every accent clashin’, but the soul alignin’
Five-borough heartbeat, one city, one siren (yeah)
[Verse 2]
Brooklyn, mama in the window yellin’ “come eat”
Pushcart mango, blade flash on the front seat
Dice game sparks flyin’ by the bus feet
Whole block cheer when the jump shot touch heat
Bronx rooftop, hear the park in the distance
Bass from the benches, kids breakin’ in the friction
Old heads nod, say they seen the first wave hit
Now they see their grandkids spin on the same strip
Staten ferry cut the fog like a slow knife
Orange seats rock steady through the low tide
Teenage love, sharpie hearts on the pole sides
Promise that we both ride, even if the hope die (yeah)
[Chorus]
Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Staten Island
Heart of the hustle, every block stay wildin’
From the first train rumble till the sky get silent
Five-borough heartbeat, one city, one siren
Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Staten Island
If you from here, you can feel that vibin’
Every accent clashin’, but the soul alignin’
Five-borough heartbeat, one city, one siren
[Bridge]
From the courthouse steps to the corner store prayer
From the schoolyard fights to the summer jam air
Every stripe, every flag, every language in the glare
Different maps in our heads, same train we share (hey!)
[Chorus]
Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Staten Island
Heart of the hustle, every block stay wildin’
From the first train rumble till the sky get silent
Five-borough heartbeat, one city, one siren
Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Staten Island
If you from here, you can feel that vibin’
Every accent clashin’, but the soul alignin’
Five-borough heartbeat, one city, one siren