She grew up in Brooklyn She grew up in Harlem She grew up in Bronx She know she was a queen She lived in Queens Oh yeah, oh yeah But she don't really care She don't really care She want them diamonds in her ear Diamonds in the air Oh yeah, oh yeah She lived in Somalia Her parents from Egypt She was a queen in Cairo (Oh yeah, oh yeah) But she don't really care She don't really care She want them diamonds in her ear Diamonds in the air Oh yeah, oh yeah She picking all the wrong ones And she's looking for the right one in the wrong place You remember her face? The prettiest face, prettiest face (Oh yeah, oh yeah) She looking for fulfillment You would think she was looking for love, searching for love She just looking to be taken care of (Oh yeah, oh yeah) You can find her in Harlem or Brooklyn You can find her her Brixton or Kingston She's a queen, know what I mean? (Oh yeah, oh yeah) She think she want a baby and she do it with the wrong one Cause she's looking for something but he don't really care He don't really care And life just isn't fair She grew up in Brooklyn (Uh-huh) She grew up in Harlem (Harlem) She grew up in Bronx She know she was a queen (A queen) She lived in Queens (Uh-huh) Oh yeah, oh yeah She don't really care She don't really care (She throw them diamonds in her air) Diamonds in the air, yeah (Oh yeah, oh yeah) She lived in Somalia, talk about it (Her parents from Egypt) Egypt (She was a queen in Cairo) She's a queen, yeah (Oh yeah, oh yeah) But she don't really care She don't really care (She want them diamonds in her ear) Diamonds in the air (Oh yeah, oh yeah) Brooklyn, yeah You think she loves you? But she don't (Oh yeah, oh yeah) You got to wake up, open your eyes See the way it really is (Oh yeah, oh yeah) Brooklyn, New York The Bronx, Harlem baby New York, Brooklyn baby You think she loves you? She'll take you for everything you've got You gotta remember that (The Big Apple) New York City Brooklyn, Harlem, the Bronx, Brooklyn baby You gotta wake up brother Wake up, wake up, wake up Open up your eyes And realize, the truth Watch your step brother Watch your step brother Move it to the left, move it to the right Now that's exciting Better go home, New York City It's the truth, it's the dead truth Live truth It's the live truth, yeah It's where the life, yeah All along I've ignored what I've always known That the chair I've been sitting on is a throne Affection kneels at the seat of my soul Tell the truth it can’t get no better Swear to life it can’t get no better, oh no By the way, I’ve been meaning to thank ya By the way, I’ve been meaning to thank ya all along (One love) One love, one love, one love, one love One love, one love, one love, one love One love, one love, one love, one love One love, one love, one love, one love All along I was hoping understanding would be born I was looking for knowledge to sing my song But now I know that I am wisdom on my own Tell the truth it can’t get no better Swear to life it can’t get no better, oh no By the way, I’ve been meaning to thank ya By the way, I’ve been meaning to thank ya all along (One love) One love, one love, one love, one love One love, one love, one love, one love One love, one love, one love, one love One love, one love, one love, one love