[Verse 1] I came up where the buses hiss Where the corner store knows my name Pawn shop glass and a cracked-up curb Still I aimed past all of that pain Mama said, "Boy, keep your eyes up" So I wrote my plans on the wall Now I see my name on a poster And I want that whole damn hall [Pre-Chorus] I can taste it In the cold air I can see it Everywhere One more block One more fight I'ma make it Out tonight [Chorus] City dreams, city dreams I can feel 'em in my chest City dreams, city dreams Never let me ever rest City dreams, city dreams Say my name and watch it rise City dreams, city dreams I been built for these heights [Verse 2] Two-stop train and a one-way stare Old shoes scuffing the track Every loss taught me how to lean Every yes kept calling me back Now the billboard glow on my face And the doubt don't sound so loud I keep ten toes in the gutter While I reach for the crown in the cloud [Pre-Chorus] I can taste it In the cold air I can see it Everywhere One more block One more fight I'ma make it Out tonight [Chorus] City dreams, city dreams I can feel 'em in my chest City dreams, city dreams Never let me ever rest City dreams, city dreams Say my name and watch it rise City dreams, city dreams I been built for these heights [Bridge] From the bodega to the big stage Same heart, same scars, same grit I don't need a lucky break I been bleeding for this If the road get rough, I grin If the room go cold, I talk I was born with a map in my head And a fire in my walk [Chorus] City dreams, city dreams I can feel 'em in my chest City dreams, city dreams Never let me ever rest City dreams, city dreams Say my name and watch it rise City dreams, city dreams I been built for these heights