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Englishman/African in New York (Ft. Shirazee)

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Englishman/African in New York (Ft. Shirazee)

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I'm gonna make itI'm gonna get itI'm gonna make it, New YorkI'm gonna get itI'm gonna make itI'm gonna make it, New YorkI don't drink coffee, I take tea, my dearI like my toast done on one sideBut you can hear it in my accent when I talkI'm an Englishman in New YorkYou see me walking down Fifth AvenueA walking cane here at my sideI take it everywhere I walkI'm an Englishman in New YorkWoah, I'm an alienI'm a legal alienI'm an Englishman in New YorkWoah, I'm an alienI'm a legal alienI'm an Englishman in New YorkEvery day I wake up here's a win'Cause I got here on a dreamI still hear my mother praying every dayI'm an African in New YorkYou dey see am for my pride and energyWhen I dey waka down the streetYou can hear it in my accent when I talkI'm an African in New YorkOh, I'm an alienI'm a legal alienI'm an African in New YorkWoah, I'm an alienI'm a legal alienI'm an Englishman in New YorkOh, I'm an alienI'm a legal alienI'm an African in New YorkWoah, I'm an alienI'm a legal alienI'm an Englishman in New YorkI'm gonna make itI'm gonna get itI'm gonna make it, New YorkBe yourself, no matter what they say (I'm gonna get it, I'm gonna make it)Be yourself, no matter what they say (I'm gonna make it, New York)Be yourself, no matter what they say

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