Talk in New York (feat. Big Twin) - Onyx

I don't take coffee, I take tea, my dear (Tea my dear) I'd like my toast done on one side (On one side) You can hear it in my accent when I talk I'm an Englishman in New York See me walking down Fifth Avenue (Avenue) Walking cane here by my side (By my side) I take it with me everywhere that I walk I'm an Englishman in New York Oh, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York Oh, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York If "manners maketh man" as some might say (Someone say) He's the hero of the day (Hero of the day) It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile Be yourself no matter what they say Takes more than combat gear to make a man (Make a man) Takes more than a license to a gun (License to a gun) Befriend your enemies, confront them when you can A gentleman must walk but never run Oh, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York Oh, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York Be yourself no matter what they say Be yourself no matter what they say Be yourself no matter what they say Be yourself no matter what they say Oh, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York Oh, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York

"From new york straight talk, america's best" "Yo I'm not new to this I'm true to this" "word up!" "From new york straight talk... america's best" (Guru) Yo, it doesn't make sense, for you to compete against This new york vibe that gets your whole body tense Calm down, listen to a brother who knows Cause the rappers out here come up with mad different types of flows Switch-up, change-up, yo pull the range up So we can build on this shit, for real that's how we came up Used to ride the subway trains back and forth Now I push an e-class, four-two-zero of course Still material gains, make one more aware Of all the madness and the civil unrest that's out here I doubt there, is anyplace more complex You can get lost in the sauce, new york'll have you vexed Who's next to get served, herbs'll get knocked off Burning flammable rappers, is how I get my rocks off I pop your top off as if you were the bottle Then I'll drain all your fluid, you're better off playing lotto Bright lights, big city and the dark alleyways New york we get the money all day everyday "From new york straight talk, america's best" "Yo I'm not new to this I'm true to this" "word up!" "From new york straight talk... america's best" (Guru) True if you can make it out here, you can make it anywhere That means a lot of rappers, they should stay away from here Cause we still care, about the total artform Niggaz could sell more records but they still can't flip a live forum Plus everybody out here ain't talkin true shit either Mad niggaz is fakin jacks, I don't like them neither But the competition keeps me on point That's why I lamp in the studio composin fresh new joints From the streets, medina, manhattan, staten, p-lawn The struggle continues, everybody wants to be on The rat race, makes this lifestyle fast paced I've loved it since the days of fat shoelace Screwface me all you want, but I'm used to it I'll never give up rep in new york, I'm true to it From forty-deuce to queens, back to east new yi We takin no shorts, and plus we showin no pity Bright lights, big city and the dark alleyways New york, we get the money all day everyday "From new york... straight talk..." "Yo. i'm. not. new. to. this" "America's best""word up!" "From new york straight talk, america's best" "Yo I'm not new to this I'm true to this" "word up!" "From new york straight talk... america's best" (Guru) You get bent up, sent up creek, without a paddle You wanna battle? well I live in new york So think twice blink twice now your roley and lincoln's gone Don't come into this rap game if you don't belong You won't be on but for a minute anyway You're just a scavenger, you don't live this life everyday Rap is regional, so you can check the demographics Everybody represent where they live, cause shit is drastic Confusion, while I'm givin rappers contusions And people don't realize that real hip-hop is losing They wanna shut us down, and I say, "shut up clown!" Cause new york is too corrupt and too tough to lay down And just quit, cause mc's out here kick serious lyrics And I come to you, with my infinite spirit Not takin nothin from your hood or your set But gangstarr could be a threat, in new york we rep That's where it comes from, that's why you're feelin it So why supress it, I'd rather be revealin it Bright lights, big city and dark alleyways New york we get the money all day everyday "From new york straight talk... america's best"

(Donald Fagen, Marcelle Clemments) Since you left me darling The city doesn't feel right On the street the music stopped And the light seem half as bright Without your love This old town's no fun at all Without your love I only hear the loudest voices The one's with something new to sell And now it's all Big talk, big name, big noise, New York I walk from the river to West Broadway Every stranger spoke your name Every sign read 'yesterday' Without your love This old town's no fun at all Without your love I only see the drifting shadows Of the losers and the lost And now it's all Big talk, big name, big noise, New York There was a time When the night was just for dancing Till the sun rose over the skyline But now you're gone And the fear of winter grows Just a place where the money flows And there never was a springtime Another season begins fast and loud It's supposed to be a party But to me, it's just a crowd Without your love This old town's no fun at all Without your love I'm left with all the memories darling Of words I thought were true But it was all Big talk, big name, big noise, New York Well, it was all Big talk, big name, big noise, New York