Verse 1: Vanessa
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The elevated train by my window
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Doesn't faze me anymore
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The rattling screams don't disrupt my dreams
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It's a lullaby, in its way
 

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The elevated train drives everyone insane
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But I don't mind, oh no
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When I bring back boys they can't tolerate the noise
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And that's okay, 'cause I never let them stay
 
Chorus 1:
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And one day, I'm hoppin' that elevated
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train and I'm riding away!
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It won't be long now!
 

Verse 2: Vanessa
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The boys around the way holler at me when
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I'm walking down the street
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Their machismo pride doesn't break my stride—
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It's a compliment, so they say
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The boys around the way holler at me every
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day but I don't mind, oh no
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If I'm in the mood, it will not be with some dude
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Who is whistling 'cause he has nothing to say
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Or who's honking at me from his Chevrolet!
 
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And one day... I'm hoppin' in a limousine
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and I'm driving away!
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It won't be long now!
 

Verse 3: Usnavi, Benny, Sonny
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  Oh snap! Who’s that?
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Don't touch me, I'm too hot! Yes!
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Qué pasó? Here I go!
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So dope! Y tu lo sabes!
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  No pare // Sigue sigue!
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  Did you see me? // Freaky freakit!
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What a way to begin the weekend
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Sonny, anything you want is free, man!
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  And my dearly beloved Dominican Republic, I haven't forgotten you!
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 Gonna see this honey, make a little money, and one day, I'll hop Jet Blue!
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 But until that fateful day, I'm grateful
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I got a destination
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  I'm runnin' to make it home
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And home's what Vanessa's runnin' away from!
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  I'm runnin' to make it home
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And home's what Vanessa's runnin' away from...
 
Verse 4: Vanessa
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The neighborhood salon is the place I am
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working for the moment
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As I cut their hair, ladies talk and share
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Every day, who's doin' who and why...
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The neighborhood salon doesn't pay me what
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I wanna be making but I don't mind
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As I sweep the curb I can hear those turbo
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engines blazing a trail through the sky
 
Outro:
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I look up and think about the years gone by
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But one day—I'm walkin' to JFK and I'm gonna fly!
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It won't be long now!
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   Any day...