Brooklyn

*part one* (Mos Def) Hey hey, ha ha say what say what Ha ha bust it yo Sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner Sometimes I feel like my only friend Is the city I live in, is beautiful Brooklyn Long as I live here believe I'm on fire hey Cuz it's

This city, so pretty under moonlit skies We'll be hangin' like a cigarette So stunning, start runnin' Tonight's like a knife Would you cut me with your kiss? I bleed, red lips, you're unbelievable Can't miss this chance to take you out Here's my invi

Buying some vintage records in Williamsberg stores Playing paper boats on east river shores Meeting mermaids and lobsters in Coney Island Puking our deep fried Oreos in Astroland Spending our days watching skylines from rooftops On independance day,

You know the light falls in Brooklyn, just like I fell for you. And when the sun is crashing out in the sky what's coming up is the moon And with the moon comes the tide and with tide comes the waves The waves crashing down on me The waves of your lo

Brooklyn on the East Coast Out on the road, what he loves the most And tonight, I lay down alone Baby come back home In the life we lead, we love, we bleed alone And I tell myself I have to be strong Cause we live, we die, we fail, we try, on the roa

I look in my crystal ball And see nothing I quietly wish I had it all Or at least something While the short waves Sends chaos around us I don't hear a thing It's all so quiet in Brooklyn If I had a fresh start I'd probably fail So I drink my coffee A