מילים לשיר An Open Letter To Nyc – Beastie Boys

Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten
Asian, MiddleBlack, White, New York you make it happen
From the Battery to the top of Manhattan Brownstones, water towers, trees, skyscrapers
Writers, prize fighters and Wall Street traders
We come together on the subway cars
Diversity unified, whoever you are
We're doing fine on the One and Nine line
On the L we're doin' swell
On the number Ten bus we fight and fuss
I remember when the Duece was all porno flicks
'Cause we're thorough in the boroughs and that's a must
At lunch I'd go to Blimpies down on Montague Street
Running home after school to play PIX And hit the Fulton Street Mall for the sneakers on my feet
Dear New York I hope you're doing well
I know a lot's happen and you've been through hell
So, we give thanks for providing a home
Through your gates at Ellis Island we passed in droves Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten
Asian, MiddleFrom the Battery to the top of Manhattan
Black, White, New York you make it happen
The L.I.E. the B.Q.E Hippies at the band shell with the L.S.D.
Get my BVD's from VIM
You know I'm reppin' Manhattan the best I can
Stopped off at Bleeker Bob's got thrown out
Sneakin' in at 4:00 am after going out
You didn't rob me in the park at Dianna Ross
From the South South Bronx on out to Queens Bridge
But everybody started looting when the light went off
From Hollis Queens right down to Bay Ridge
From 1010 WINS to Live At Five
From Castle Hill to the Lower East Side
To you and how you brought us together
We can't say enough about all you do
Dear New York this is a love letter
'Cause in the city were ourselves and electric too Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten
From the Battery to the top of Manhattan
Asian, MiddleBlack, White, New York you make it happen Shout out the South Bronx where my mom hails from
Right next to High Bridge across from Harlem
Before they moved on down to the Upper West
To the Grand Concourse where my mom and dad met
I see you're still strong after all that's gone on
Life long we dedicate this song
Just a little something to show some respect
To the city that blends and mends and tests
Since 911 we're still livin'
Were lookin' pretty and gritty 'cause in the city we trust
And lovin' life we've been given
Ain't nothing gonna take that away from us
Dear New York I know a lot has changed
2 towers down but you're still in the game
Accepting peoples of all places, wherever they're from
Home to many rejecting know one
From the Battery to the top of Manhattan Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten
Asian, MiddleBlack, White, New York you make it happen.