Intro : (2x)
in new york freedom lo oks like too many choices
in new y ork i found a f riend
to drown o ut the other voices
v oices on the cell phone v oices from home
v oices through the hard sell
v oices down a stairwell in new york
just got a place in new york
i n new yo rk summers get ho t
w ell into the hundreds
you can't w alk around the b lock
with out a change of clothing
h ot as a hair dryer i n your face
h ot as a handbag a nd a can of mace in ne w york
i j ust got a place in ne w york
new york (new york) new york
i n new yo rk you can forge t
forg et how to sit still
tell yours elf you will stay i n
but it's d own to alphaville
new y ork new york new york
new y ork new yo rk
ne w yor k a-o oo
t he irish 'been co ming here for ye ars
f eel like they own the place
they got the a irport city hall a sphalt dance floor
they e ven got the police
i rish italians j ews and hispanics
rel igious nuts pol itical fanatics in th e stew
(living) h appily not like m e and you
that's w here i lost you
in new y ork new y ork new yo rk
in new y ork new y ork new yo rk
ne w yor k a-o oo-oo-oo-o oo
ne w yor k a-o oo - ooo - oo o-oo-oo o
i n new yo rk i lost it al l to you and your vices
still i'm s taying on to f igure out my m id-life crisis
i hit an i ceberg in my l ife you kn ow i'm still aflo at
you lose your b alance lose your w ife
in the q ueue for the lifeboat
you've g ot to put the women and c hildren first
but y ou've got an unq uenchable thirst for
new y ork n ew y ork
new y ork n ew y ork new york
in the st illness of the e vening
when the s un has had its d ay
i h eard your voice a-w hispering
come a way now
n ew new york new -ooo -ooo
ne w yor k a-oo o-o- o-oo o
new york
