Verse 1:

When i first saw New York city
I was green down to the core
You could see my red neck glowing
For a mile or maybe more

Between the hustlers and the hookers
I must have made their day
Cause they peeled me like an apple,Lawd

And sent me on my way

Bridge 1:
When you're pushed and shoved and almost mugged
It ain't no place to be
So i came to one conclusion

New York ain't for me

Chorus:

From sea to shining sea
And coast to coast
Somewhere in the middle
Is the land i love the most

I ain't California pretty
I can't survive the Great White Way
I'm too dumb for New York city

And too ugly for LA

Verse 2:
I made my way to Tinseltown
To Hollywood and Vine
Out among those pretty faces
I'd surely find a place for mine

The way i walk-the way i talk
They'll hang on every word
But don't call me,i'll call you

Was all i ever heard

Bridge 2:
In LA what they're thinking

Ain't what they talk about
At least in New York city

There's never any doubt

Chorus

I'm too dumb for New York city

And too ugly for LA