oooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh
i'm an alien
an illegal alien
i'm a boricua in New York

ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh
i'm an alien
i'm an illegal alien
i'm a boricua in New York

i drink my hot cocoa
whole wheat toast on one side
eggs on the other
you can hear my Bronx accent when i talk
i'm a boricua in New York
see me walking down 5th avenue
tourist look at me as if i don't belong on that side of manhattan
getting stared at like an illegal alien
i smile and keep on shopping on Saks 5th avenue
be myself no matter what they say

oooooooohhhhhhhhhhh
i'm an alien
an illegal alien
i'm a boricua in New York

oooooohhhhhh
i'm an alien
i'm an illegal alien
i'm a boricua in New York

i take a stroll down ground zero
taking pics of our lost fallen heroes
people look at me like a threat to society
i'm combat my enemies with a weapon
no, not an actual gun
by my mind to make you feel stupid
be myself no matter what they say

ooooooooooohhhhhhhh
i'm an alien
i'm an illegal alien
i'm a boricua in New York

oooooooooohhhhhhhhhh
i'm an alien
i'm an illegal alien
i'm a boricua in New York

i'm on my way to another Bronx event
cops are looking for a suspect
oh yeah its another hispanic
they see me and i fit the description
they ask for my id, i ask for theirs
i let them know that i'm not a 2nd class citizen
be myself no matter what they say
be myself no matter what they say
be myself no matter what they say

oooooooooohhhhhhhhh
i'm an alien
i'm an illegal alien
i'm a boricua in New York

ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh
i'm an alien
i'm an illegal alien
i'm a boricua in New York

oooohhhhhhhhhh
i'm an alien
i'm an illegal alien
i'm a boricua in New York