This is the finish, my friend, this is the end It's a revolution, it's a civilian revenge There's no need to move or adjust your television Whenever an era dies, another era begins These American fights, these American wars These American stripes, these American stars But these American cages have American bars We hunger for truth, so we headed for y'all Towers are crumbling, bridges are falling Limits are fading, the normal is boring Looking at time move progressively forward Look at the days just, just vanish before me You wanted a Benz but you couldn't afford it Now you would kill to put your foot in a Taurus It's different from the madness, and never look backwards But this is a crisis, prepare for disaster Start spreading the news (start, start, start, start spreading the news) I'm leaving today (and I'm gone, and I'm gone, and I'm gone just like that) I want to be a part of it (be, be, be, be, yeah) New York, New York New York Breaker breaker 9, breaker breaker 1-9 Could you please get a operator on the phone line? This is not a riot, it's way much more than that These people are dying, we are under attack Wait, let me call you back, let me get my strap 'Cause we ain't taking shit, so therefore we're fightin' back We ain't waitin' on the line for a 9-1-1-9-9, whatever man I ain't got time for all this nonsense, enemy responses Ain't a dial tone in a home on the continent Got me in these bandages, this jungle is up under me Man I swear they sleeping, they unconscious, or they slumberin' So we break the peace to get a piece of what we want to get Act like we new to this, like we gon' rummage it Let them know we run this shit And let them know this how you feel the way your country is Now look how beautiful destruction is (pah) Start spreading the news (start spreading the news) I'm leaving today (I'm leaving, I'm leaving, yeah) I want to be a part of it (be a part of New York) New York, New York (New York) New York