[Verse 1] I got my Metro card and a pocket full of plans Sun on the platform, gold dust on my hands Deli man nod when he sees me come through "Morning, baby girl" and I smile like I knew Crosswalk crowded, I weave through the gray Got a little big dream in a paper cup tray Every window up high lookin' back at me Like, "Girl, keep goin', that's your seat in the sky" [Pre-Chorus] And I hear my name in the bakery line Sweet bread rising, same as mine One block, two block, I don't fold This whole loud city got room for my goal [Chorus] City dreams, city dreams I can feel 'em in my jeans City dreams, city dreams Bright as train-car screens (I can reach it) City dreams, city dreams [Verse 2] Corner drum kid tapping on a metal can Old-head chess game on a folding stand I pass by laughing, they shout, "Keep pace" I say, "Watch me make a little space" Rooftop gardens in a chain-link frame Kids chalk halos with my last name I want a front seat where the future leans Where my mother can point and say, "That's our dream" [Pre-Chorus] And I hear my name in the bakery line Sweet bread rising, same as mine One block, two block, I don't fold This whole loud city got room for my goal [Chorus] City dreams, city dreams I can feel 'em in my jeans City dreams, city dreams Bright as train-car screens (I can reach it) City dreams, city dreams [Bridge] If the week gets heavy, I still swing Baby, I was built for a climb, not a ring From the bodega light to the five-borough bloom I'm planting my heart in every room [Chorus] City dreams, city dreams I can feel 'em in my jeans City dreams, city dreams Bright as train-car screens (I can reach it) City dreams, city dreams