[Hook] Livin' in the city When you're in it watch the people walk by And if you listen real close you can hear 'em talk about their lives And some hate it, some love it Some are f**ed And some are just tired These are the people in your neighborhood They just tryin' to make it out right [Verse] She never wanna be a New Yorker but she definitely reads the New Yorker All these intellectual p**n stars gettin' their mind blown Nothin' I've seen to justify writing home for You're so judgmental Yeah I'm so judgmental too I recommend developin' a larger heart because we movin' BLOOD thru And you made it upset Said you were raisin' the roof When you were raisin' the rent See in the days of my youth I mistook rage for pa**ion Disappointed by the fight like watchin' Bane and Batman (or May and Pac-Man) Ya see they say the world's a stage but it's actually An actress Changing roles daily and Praying it stays attractive I caught her once begging him for some action In the back of Her dressin' room after a d**h scene like The next best thing to feeling what's inside is to replace it til it pa**es Got to get a bottle Got to get a camera Everybody got a motto Can't nobody wait to share it Can't nobody stay to cherish Cuz to bare your soul's embarra**ing Character is preparededness – stay ahead of the narrative I build statues so men try to be taller (an') fu*k y'all rappers who ain't Trying harder This ain't no music for no real estate developer This is the music for the realest state there ever was [Hook] Livin' in the city When you're in it watch the people walk by And if you listen real close you can hear 'em talk about their lives And some hate it, some love it Some are f**ed And some are just tired These are the people in your neighborhood They just tryin' to make it out right