as I drive by I see the city lights paint the night/
I see no stars ‘cause the lights fade into the sky/
the city is full of colors like a picasso painting/
full of life still I see all these dreams fadeing/
I see folks with sadness written allover their faces/
cought in the whirlwind of society so full of anger/
I’ve seen how human life crashes and burns to ashes/
only ‘cause everyone wants to be richer faster/

city lights all so bright, puts the dream in their eyes/
but as well it takes the so desired dream away/
city lights all so bright, puts the dream in their eyes/
and then takes it back again/

It makes me sad to see people carrying scars/
scars from the lights that are blocking the stars/
cause’ the city lights are bright and blind their eyes/
show them illusions and fill their head with lies/
about cars, money and ice and make them forget about love/
forget about their dreams and what they are wourth/
people live their lifes faster than the speed of sound/
living so fast that their feet never touch the ground/
wasting their lives chasing after the big penny/
yet out on the market and not even twenny/
I wish that we could all just stop for a while/
take a look around just waste a little bit of time/
to enjoy the life we are living and be thankfull for love/
because you only live once and life is too short/

city lights all so bright, puts the dream in their eyes/
but as well it takes the so desired dream away/
city lights all so bright, puts the dream in their eyes/
and then takes it back again/

okay okay you are maybe not getting my message/
go out ond the street find a nice girl and get-head/
take a walk outside and feel the rythm in the streets/
you don't have to be a thug to feel the rythm in the beat/
find yourself a wall and release the spraycans/
or go and watch the b-boys feel the breakdance/
go out on the street and say fuck the fuckin cops/
walk out of your office travel the world and quit your job/
and if you don't feel me then fuck off and get lost/

that's what hiphop is all about…