Now what if I told you my city was the best
And my city was a threat to the rest
And my city was a threat to the rest
This city is my city
And I love it, yeah I love it
I was born and raised here
I got it made here
And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay
Forever we're coming
To every block yeah
Whether it's warm or storming it down or right stupid hot, hot
From the colours all the way to the solutions yeah
Forget all the drugs and gangs, corruption and pollution no
Cause this city is my city
And I love it, yeah I love it
I was born and raised here
I got it made here
And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay here
For life, uh huh
For life, uh huh
For life, uh huh
For life, uh huh
For life, uh huh
For life, uh huh
For life, uh huh
For life, uh huh
Now what if I told you my city was the best
And my city was a threat to the rest
But you can't rest inside my city
My city's so cold if you ain't dressed
And what they accept, better had a right address
Come to my city, certain colours can't step
And sadly I'm talking about the colour of your skin
Sign my brother can't let you in
Cause the property value might go down to a level that's economically unacceptable
The first single from Fall Out Boy vocalist Patrick Stump's debut solo album "Soul Punk," finds him singing about his pride in his home city of Chicago. It was debuted on AOL Music on June 28, 2011. The song finds Stump teaming up with his fellow Chicagoan Lupe Fiasco. The singer told AOL Music their relationship goes back before the release of the rapper's debut album Food & Liquor in 2006.