New York New York

Well I shuffled through the city on the Fourth of July had a firecracker waiting to blow Breaking like a robber who was making his way to the cities of Mexico Lived in an apartment out on Avenue , had a tar-hut on the corner of 10th Had myself a lover who was finer than gold, but I been broken up & been busted up since more like she did before thing right out there through the door Hell, I still Found myself a picture that would fit in the folds of my wallet and it stayed pretty good Still amazed I didn t lose it on the roof of that place when I was drunk and I was thinkin of you Every day the children they were singing their tunes, out on the streets and you could hear from inside Used to take the subway up to Houston and Third, I would wait for you and I d try to hide more if you don t want em to honey I don t blame you Hell, I still Hell, I still love you New York New York I remember Christmas in the blistering cold In a church on the Upper West Side Babe, I stood there singing I was holding your arm You were holding my trust like a child Found a lot of trouble out on Avenue But I tried to keep the overhead low Farewell to the city and the love of my life At least we left before we had to go more if you don t want em to always be thinking of you I ll always I ll always love you though New York I ll always love you though New York I ll always love you though New York New York, New York Out on