Verse One / Big city cruising downtown 11pm / hit up a slice of pizza as I passed the Coliseum / Cops looking shady so pretend I didn’t see them / plus they looking like they bout to stop a brother in his B.M. / Strolling past a couple, publicly display affection / approach me on the subtle now they asking for directions / thanked me so politely then they went along they merry / now I’m feeling legendary as I passed the library / I’m in the mood to party to participate in fun / I wanna call somebody but my minutes straight done / reach inside my pocket only find a stick of gum / and begging for some money in the corner is a bum / had to shrug my shoulders cos I guess I’m running empty / admiring apartments can’t imagine what the rent be / now I pass a bar, plus a young couple playing music in their car, my crib ain’t too far / See some troublemakers ain’t about me getting caught up / stepped inside a store so I could get some bottled water / paid with my card plus I bought a pack of Marlborough / carried on home as I’m walking past a Starbucks / music on my CD so I’m walking and I’m vibin’ / soon to be drowned by an Ambulance siren / Shorty just passed and she looking mad pretty / and this is what you get taking a walk around the city, city nights / Chorus / City nights are nothing but alright, [here we go yo] city nights, [we don’t stop yo] city nights [x3] / city nights are nothing but alright / Verse Two / My E.T.A. is just approximately five minutes / working on an album so I’m thinking on some lyrics / is there any point? I got no instrument to write em’ / reaching for a smoke, I got no instrument to light em’ / damn! As I’m getting older I’m forgetting / cutting through the park and so I’m watching where I’m stepping / heading home to finish up the food that I was prepping / then to chill and watch a movie probably pull out Lethal Weapon / on the other hand I’m thinking bout hitting a party / and talking to some women after downing a Bacardi / hopefully I’ll score and wont be sleeping on a solo with a last night yes and tomorrow morning no-no / just a couple minutes, I’ll be home with a decision / street lights out so I’m straining on my vision / pocket vibrating so my telephone is ringing / Mikey hit me up and said “I’m local, what you drinking?” / I told him I was out and bout to meet him round the corner / I need to use your phone I got this chick I need to call her / made a U-Turn as I head to meet my cousin / buying up the beverages they cheaper by the dozen / get spruced up then we hit the night lights / hit the night life like I hit the mic right / now we in a bar putting down the nitty-gritty / make connections like in MIDI as we chilling in the city, city nights / Chorus /