Growing up over in the Midwest Where a Brooklyn 2 is a small town 10 And between me and you I wanna know when I can escape the place that I was raised It's done me good but its starting to chaff I need brand new people in a brand new place To obtain the life I chase I wanna be New York City cool Or an LA babe with my hair dyed I wanna be New York City cool Wear my sunglasses inside I wanna be New York City cool You can tell who I am just by scrolling through my feed I wanna be, yeah New York City New York City cool I can't sleep and neither does the street Everywhere you go is a place to be I feel bad for my mom cause she's so worried That I'll be such a small fish in a very big pond I could scream from the top of my lungs and no one would respond But it's the risk I'm going to take, to obtain the life I crave I wanna be New York City cool Or an LA babe with my hair dyed I wanna be New York City cool Wear my sunglasses inside I wanna be New York City cool You can tell who I am just by scrolling through my feed I wanna be, yeah New York City New York City cool