When the New York city streets 
prepare themselves for midnight
you can feel the tension in the air 
it's there you're going to find them all 
crawling from the woodwork 
rising from the sewers of despair

do you want to buy my drugs? 
do you want to meet my sister?
five dollars and she'll show you a good time 
guns for sale any kind you want 
let them do your talking
walk with them down the avenues of crime

CHORUS
it's a rat race, it's a fight for life 
only the strongest will survive
it's a rat race, don't you hang behind 
and the only prize you'll get is to stay alive

when the New York city streets 
prepare themselves for daylight
painting over the dark and deadly grime
it's there you're going to find them all
crawling from their mansions
walking to their world of legal crime

would you like to buy these shares 
we can make a killing
there's always someone on the street who'll pay the bill
you're feeling sick, come to me 
my business is to care
I'll cure you but the cost is going to kill

you want the child, that's my game 
I can buy you justice
but you'll work for half your life to pay what's due
vote for me, I love you all 
I'll build a better world
then maybe I will build one for you too

© Nemo James. All Rights Reserved.
Words and Music by Nemo James