[Verse 1] [M] Took the bus with a cracked back seat [F] Map in my lap, both shoes beat [M] Mom said, "Go where the tall blocks lean" [F] I said, "I'ma make gold out of wet concrete" [M] Corner store sky and a locked-up gate [F] Same old fear, but I don't wait [M] I wrote my name on a park bench scar [F] Said "one day, that's my glass tower" [Pre-Chorus] [M] I seen hope in the pawn shop glass [F] I seen years try to hold me back [M] Still I kept that fire in my chest [F] City don't sleep, but I won't rest [Chorus] [M + F] City dreams, city dreams [M + F] We rise from the broken seams [M + F] City dreams, city dreams [M + F] Watch me turn the night to gleam [M + F] City dreams, city dreams [M + F] Nothing here can break my screen [M + F] City dreams, city dreams [M + F] We were born to make it seen [Verse 2] [F] I knew the alley by the smell of rain [M] Knew the loud trains, knew the chain-link pain [F] But I kept my voice like a key in hand [M] Kept a small hope like a fire in sand [F] They said "too late" with a grin and shrug [M] I said "wait on me, I got grit and luck" [F] Every block that blocked my view [M] Turned to steps when I moved on through [Pre-Chorus] [F] Heart on my sleeve, shoes on edge [M] One more climb, one more pledge [F] If the doors stay shut, I learn the frame [M] Then I kick through, and I sign my name [Chorus] [M + F] City dreams, city dreams [M + F] We rise from the broken seams [M + F] City dreams, city dreams [M + F] Watch me turn the night to gleam [M + F] City dreams, city dreams [M + F] Nothing here can break my screen [M + F] City dreams, city dreams [M + F] We were born to make it seen [Bridge] [M] Hands on the rail, breathing hard [F] We came from the blocks that scar [M] Same old scars, new kind of shine [F] Different names, same finish line [M + F] Say we won't, then watch us go [M + F] From the ground to the front row [Final Chorus] [M + F] City dreams, city dreams [M + F] We rise from the broken seams [M + F] City dreams, city dreams [M + F] Watch me turn the night to gleam [M + F] City dreams, city dreams [M + F] Nothing here can break my screen [M + F] City dreams, city dreams [M + F] We were born to make it seen