Now I grew up in the MIA
Where the whole world now
Loves to go and play
The sexy girls in the fancy cars
The nine to fivers and the super stars
They head to Sobe
For the beach and sun
And they club all night til the vacay is done
But there is more than the usual
Candy for the eyes
That gives me such a rise
And brings my soul alive
In the 305
My Soul's Alive in the 305!
My soul's alive
In the 305
My soul's alive
In the 305
My soul's alive
My soul's alive in the 305
Now we all know
There's lots of green on the street
And it's all about the U and all about the Heat
The flashy moves and the beautiful grooves
From the Cuban, Latin and urban beats
You got Arroz con pollo y luego pastelitos
En la calle ocho un cafecito
Little Haiti and some Brazil
Colombians And Venezuelans droppin them bills
The New Yorkers arrived loud and proud
The Europeans brought the artsy crowd
But I tell you what
I knew the place
Before Tubbs and Crockett
And Scarface
When it was families and retirees
And Dan Marino throwin TDs
And there was something special we always knew
About so much sky and so much blue
Palm trees and the warmth
And the breeze from tropical seas
Yeah there's something in the air
That makes you feel so alive
In the 305!
My Soul's Alive in the 305
My soul's alive
In the 305
My soul's alive
In the 305
My soul's alive
My soul's alive in the 305
Yeah the breeze is special
In the magic city
But you can get swept up
In the bling and the pretty
Faces that come and go
And never ever really know
What's really, really goin down
In this party town
That way back when
Was a peaceful and wild
Tropical gem
That long before
There were Cubans and Haitians
Spaniards took
From brown skinned nations
Then the US came
And drained the swamps
For us to have
A tropical romp
Yeah they redirected the flow
Of the river of grass
So every block would feature a model's ass
And now were sinking fast
And sinking deeper
But hey underwater condos
Will be cheaper
And I don't mean to bring you down
Or bring a frown
To your face
I just love the nature and the culture of this place
Now we've gotta find a way
To coexist and survive and thrive
With nature and each other
In this place that makes you feel so alive
In the 305...
My Souls Alive in the 305!
Souls Alive in the 305!
Souls Alive in the 305!