[Verse 1]
It ain't nothing but a concrete jungle with people packed like sardines
Where everybody's trying to live beyond their means
Where all the natives hurry and scurry to and fro
And like fleas on a puppy dog, they got no place to go
[Chorus]
I wouldn't live in New York City if they gave me the whole dang town
Talk about a bummer, it's the biggest one around
Sodom and Gomorrah was tame to what I found
I wouldn't live in New York City if they gave me the whole dang town
[Verse 2]
Well, I ain't seen the sunshine since the day that I arrived
'cause brother, I've been busy a-trying to survive
Nobody knows you've been here 'til you're six feet underground
Than you become a statistic if they remember to write you down
[Chorus]
I wouldn't live in New York City if they gave me the whole dang town
Talk about a bummer, it's the biggest one around
Sodom and Gomorrah was tame to what I found
I wouldn't live in New York City if they gave me the whole dang town