Listen to Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down by Jax

Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down

Jax

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Jax

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Al Shuckburgh

Songwriter

Alicia Augello-Cook

Alicia Augello-Cook

Composer

Alicia Keys

Songwriter

Angela Hunte

Songwriter

Shawn Carter

Songwriter

Bert Keyes

Songwriter

Alexander Shuckburgh

Alexander Shuckburgh

Composer

Sylvia Robinson

Sylvia Robinson

Songwriter

Janet Sewell

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Julian Raymond

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Hoo, New York

Hoo, New York

[Verse 2]

Grew up in a town

That is famous as a place

Of movie scenes

Noise is always loud

And there are sirens all around

And the streets are mean

If I can make it here

I can make it anywhere

That's what they say

Seein' my face in lights

Or my name in marquee

Found down on Broadway

[Verse 3]

Even if it ain't all it seems

I got a pocket full of dreams

Baby, I'm from

[Verse 4]

New York

Concrete jungle where dreams are made of

There's nothing you can't do

Now you're in New York

These streets will make you feel brand new

Big lights will inspire you

Hear it for New York, New York, New York

[Verse 5]

On the avenue

There ain't never a curfew

Ladies work so hard

Such a melting pot

On the corner sellin' rock

Preachers pray to God

Hail a gypsy cab

Take me down from Harlem

To the Brooklyn bridge

Some will sleep tonight

With a hunger for more than

An empty fridge

[Verse 6]

I'ma make it by any means

I got a pocket full of dreams

Baby, I'm from

[Verse 7]

New York

Concrete jungle where dreams are made of

There's nothing you can't do

Hear it for New York

These streets will make you feel brand new

Big lights will inspire you

Hear it for New York, New York, New York

[Verse 8]

One hand in the air for the big city

Street lights, big dreams all lookin' pretty

No place in the world that can compare

Put your lighters in the air

Everybody say, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah

[Verse 9]

In New York

Concrete jungle where dreams are made of

There's nothing you can't do

Hear it for New York

These streets will make you feel brand new

Big lights will inspire you

Hear it for New York, New York, New York, oh

[Verse 10]

Hoo, New York

New York

Written by: Alicia Augello-Cook, Angela Hunte, Bert Keyes, Janet Sewell, Shawn Carter, Sylvia Robinson, William Alexander Shuckburg

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