[Verse 1]
I put my best foot forward when I hit the pavement
Sidewalk, jive talk, hear the conversation
Traffic lights in my rearview, head out gazing
Summer breeze in the trees feelin’ so amazing
The neighbourhood's got a certain flavour, baby open ya senses up, so you can savor
A taste that’s exquisite, make half the world wanna visit
I love to see ‘mi gente’ when they get it
The people live to a different type of beat
I’m talkin’ little kids, are runnin’ down the street so take a seat
As we roll through the city, east-west, north-south, everybody gettin’ busy
Traffic lights and skyscrapers can make ya feel dizzy
Don’t lose ya balance, there’s 8 million stories already
And in the jungle’s where it all goes down, from sunup to sun down
You can’t be rollin in this part of town
[Verse 2]
Some have a little, others have a lot
Downtown is where they mix like it’s in the pot
At times it gets hot, especially when cops
Are trigger happy and they creepin’ up on certain blocks
The inner city where I sharpened my skill, at every house party bruh, you had to be real
It wasn’t about a deal, we were catchin’ a feel
And teachin’ every young boy in the place how to deal
With the pressures of becoming a man, and trusting it was all part of the plan
Night time was where the freaks would come out
You know shorties in park and the beats come out
Coming back home, sunrise in the distance
Residents grind so they can shine for an instance
Mothers rise so they can give time for their infants
Without a doubt the city is alive in 3 dimensions
[Chorus]
Touch it, taste it, you can hear it in 3 dimensions
Sights and sounds experience it in 3 dimensions
The city is alive
[Bridge]
Rest in peace to the city
The city lives
The city breaths
The city dies
The city lives
The city breaths
The city dies
[Chorus]
Touch it, taste it, you can hear it 3 dimensions
Sights and sounds experience it in 3 dimensions
The city is alive
Touch it, taste it, you can hear it 3 dimensions
Sights and sounds experience it in 3 dimensions
The city is alive