[Hook]

Im a New York kid, with New York needs

And New York dreams

That live in me, my destination is destiny

Soon you will see me shining, shining, shining

Shining, shining, shining, shining

[Verse 1: A$e-One]

Im talking cape town mother city

Or any other city

These kids are growing quickly

Motivation for the rand is the main plan

The city feel no pity

These People put their minds in a garbage can diddy

Did it happen

It did so LET it go

We a rainbow

No ones the same colour though

These colours are dark they should shine yo

We infront of a mirror with a blindfold

We ain't see eachother we ain't see ourselves

Pointing at your brother you point at yourself

Before you state his color you think about his mind

You are one in the same two different designs

But closer to the end we are

Im lifting up my candle and its up to they sky

As long as I focus on my rhymes the futures mine

Ill try not to forget you when im shining

Deliver me man cuz time is running

[Hook]

Im a New York kid, with New York needs

And New York dreams

That live in me, my destination is destiny

Soon you will see me shining, shining, shining

Shining, shining, shining, shining

[Verse 2: A$e-One]

Dont be surprised if you hear me on a radio show

Dont be surprised if you see me as radio host

Dont be surprised if my dreams blow in your face

Stephanie calvin brand we are in this race

I know my school made mad talent some people died some working the hammer

Sniffing up the drugs they would sell tey grandmas

Some caught up in theft scared to face the camera

I guess im trying to make the best of this world

But without these glasses called god my life is like a blur

Yeah im cleaning out the past trying to focus on her

I suggest you do the same to show that you care

Im growing a big man and all these lights they burn in my hands

Thats what happens when you work with a plan

Im jst trying to make you understand

You can shine if you believe you can

Gods holding my hand so i got an upper hand hey

[Hook]

Im a New York kid, with New York needs

And New York dreams

That live in me, my destination is destiny

Soon you will see me shining, shining, shining

Shining, shining, shining, shining

[Verse 3: A$e-One]

With a 7 in my eye and a 7 in my feet

With a 7 on my mind and a 7 in my soul

You know the 7 in my life so im serving 7s in a bowl

Put them out cold then i put that love on your table

Numerlogy its a fact I prime that

Im not gasconading I know better than all these rappers yall masturbate to

Ill keep it humble while on this round table

Sipping wine with the gods

To keep my life stable

Breaking bread from above

To make my rhymes fatal

But these fools tryina plug me out me like a powercable

They trying a bomb me out like they did with that Chernobyl

Trying to make me confused like I was bi sexual

But I ain't giving up Im here for my shining

I give a 100 percent of life just to focus on charlotte

And yes my daughter I miss her but soon shell see her daddy

And yes my daughter I miss her but soon shell see her daddy

[Hook]

Im a New York kid, with New York needs

And New York dreams

That live in me, my destination is destiny

Soon you will see me shining, shining, shining

Shining, shining, shining, shining