(Runnin' pretty, new york city girl
Twenty-five, thirty-five, hello, baby, new york city girl)
You grew up ridin' the subways, running with people
Up in harlem, down on broadway
You're no tramp, but you're no lady, talkin' that street talk
You're the heart and soul of new york city
And love
Love is just a passing word
It's the thought you had in a taxi cab
That got left on the curb
When he dropped you off and he stated firm
Ohohoho (ohohoho)
You're a native new yorker
You should know the score by now (you should know by now)
You're a native new yorker
(New york girl!
Oooh, oooh, oooh)
Music plays, everyone's dancin' closer and closer
Makin' friends and findin' lovers
There you are lost in the shadows, searchin' for someone (searchin' for someone)
To set you free from new york city
And, ohohoho, where did all those yesterdays go?
When you still believed love could really be like a broadway show
You are the star (you are the star), win the applause
Ohohoho (ohohoho)
You're a native new yorker
No-one opens the door
For a native new yorker (runnin' pretty, new york city girl)
(New york city
Native, native, native!
Ooohooo, ooohooo)
(Where did all those yesterdays go?
When you still believed love could really be like a broadway show
You are the star)
Ohohoho (ohohoho)
You're a native new yorker
You should know the score by now (native, native)
You're a native new yorker
You should know the score, you should know the score by now
You're a native new yorker, ohohohoho!
You're a native new yorker
Ohohohoho, you're a native new yorker
You should know the score
You're a native new yorker
What you waitin' for, no-one opens the door
(You're a native new yorker)
For a native, for a native new yorker