New York

Some people like to spend their time Chasing a memory Often I will find A familiar energy in The people that I know And the warmth they give me And the stories that they hold And the understanding Well I heard you were living' in Chelsea for the summer Took a job with a company Just like my brother And I'm coming' up this week And I'd love to hear from ya Hit a cafe on the street I'm sure there's much to rediscover New York The countryside lost its character, everybody Is movin' away, or movin' up, but I know Someday, I'll return to her On a bench by the riverside Just tryna take it in And you bought this cheap red wine And I'm down to swim in it And if we get too drunk Dontcha call up my friends Well, I'm sure they'd pick us up But I'd would rather walk it New York The countryside lost its character, everybody Is movin' away, or movin' up, but I know Someday, I'll return to her When I'm lookin' back on life Will the pictures run me by The park enclosed by steel And the people passin' by Cuz everyday is one Lifetime in itself Since the heavens opened up And down a city fell