[Verse 1] [M] Sittin' on the stoop with a map in my chest [F] Mama said, "Go on, but don't forget the address" [M] Corner store lights, my name in the steam [F] Every broken sidewalk still fed me a dream [M] Train rumble talkin' like it knows my plan [F] I learned to build gold with whatever I can [M] One block, two blocks, whole block on fire [F] We don't chase a crown, we wire our wire [Pre-Chorus] [M] Hear that pulse in the pavement? [F] That's the whole town sayin' [M] "Run it up, run it up" [F] "Don't let go of your flame" [Chorus] [M] City dreams, city dreams [F] We make 'em breathe, we make 'em breathe [M] City dreams, city dreams [F] Whole block singin' what we need [M] Higher now, higher now [F] We don't fold, we don't leave [M] City dreams, city dreams [F] We make 'em breathe, we make 'em breathe [Verse 2] [M] Taxicab honk cut through the rain [F] Still I saw my future in a cracked windowpane [M] Learned to talk smooth with a scar on my tongue [F] Learned every loss got a way to make you strong [M] Bodega kid with a vision too wide [F] Turned a rent-check fear into a runway ride [M] Cold water pressure, hot breath, tight grip [F] We were built from the shiver and the iron in it [Pre-Chorus] [M] Hear that pulse in the pavement? [F] That's the whole town sayin' [M] "Run it up, run it up" [F] "Don't let go of your flame" [Chorus] [M] City dreams, city dreams [F] We make 'em breathe, we make 'em breathe [M] City dreams, city dreams [F] Whole block singin' what we need [M] Higher now, higher now [F] We don't fold, we don't leave [M] City dreams, city dreams [F] We make 'em breathe, we make 'em breathe [Bridge] [F] If the walls get loud, I sing through 'em [M] If the road gets rough, I move through it [F] Every no I took turned into proof [M] Every night we fell got us closer to truth [F] Look at us now [M] Look at us now [F] Still got that spark [M] Still got that vow [Final Chorus] [M] City dreams, city dreams [F] We make 'em breathe, we make 'em breathe [M] City dreams, city dreams [F] Whole block singin' what we need [M] Higher now, higher now [F] We don't fold, we don't leave [M] City dreams, city dreams [F] We make 'em breathe, we make 'em breathe