Steppin' out on Broadway In a place they call Manhattan Witness life and death itself And watch as it happens Here is New York town baby You don't trust no one Or you may soon be face to face With someone's loaded gun New York City streets New York City streets Standin' on a corner in this heavy New York City Waits a lady dressed to kill she's tryin' to be pretty Best believe she's hustlin' just to Make her man a score Keep him in the finest style that's What a good girl's for Harlem star in their big black cars New York City sidewalks On a young girl's knee New York City Gotta get away, Gotta get away from New York New York City