Uptown

New York City New York City New York City New York City Uptown, New York City where you can spot me We in love with the invention, we don't love the inventor On a quiet block they puff the loud, it be smellin' like it's timber And they hit you with the fake smile, I ain't talkin' dentures Starbucks on the corner, pushin' bucks for that rent up Dippin' in all black like I'm venom Keep it G, I'm not a star But I'm raw like this denim Them dope boys push the big body Jerome Bettis I got Santería hexes for my exes, but I'm protected You heard that man got shot for his necklace? That's a 1-8-7 up on 1-8-7 You know that uptown lifestyle reckless When they eatin' mango and fried cheese for your breakfast Baby, how you gon' complete your life checklist? Spendin' every night watchin' Netflix Time is so precious, gotta invest it where you spend it If we prisoners to comfort, we judge our own sentence I be uptown Uptown, New York City where you can spot me I wake in that mornin', get in that café con leche Don't y'all hold that azucar My stomach been showin' lately Plus the crossover crazy Don't get caught out here sleepin' That's why they call Allen Irish, man, when I ball at Cabrini I'm throwin' swishes This right here that new school vintage I been spendin' money tryin' not to spend up all these minutes And I been present, man, look at what my gift is Some push the white cause they ain't have the privilege Let's get it! Ain't no other city like the one I'm in I got that Bustelo in my cup again Jim Carrey with this here, I'm goin' dumb again Me, myself and I, the only thing I'm up against New York stayin' lit, rent high, payin' it La Marina, bottled water, date night favorite My bodega on the corner, I ain't even sayin' it They already know my order, they just started makin' it, woah! Ain't no other city make me feel this way I been all around the world baby, but I'm here to stay Oh-oh-oh-oh Ain't no other city make me feel this way I been all around the world baby, but I'm here to stay Oh-oh-oh-oh There's no place like Uptown, New York Ain't no other city make me feel this way I been all around the world baby, but I'm here to stay Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh There's no place like Uptown, New York