in NY freedom looks like too many choices
in NY i found a friend to drown out the other voices
voices on the cell phone
voices from home
voices down the stairwell
in NY, just got a place in NY

in NY summers get hot, well into the houndreds
you can't walk around the block without a change of clothing
hot as a hairdryer in your face
hot as a handbag and a can of mace
in NY, i just got a place in NY
NY, NY

in NY you can forget, forgethow to sit still
tell yourself you will stay in
but it's down to Alphaville

NY, NY, NY
NY, NY, NY

the irish have been coming here for years
feel like they own the place
they got the airport, city hall, concert, asphalt, they even got the police
irish, italian, jews and hispanics
religious nuts, political fanatics in the stew
living happily not like me and you
that's where i lost you... NY

NY, NY, NY
NY, NY, NY

in NY i lost it all to you and your vices
atill i'm staying on to figure out my mid life crisis
i hit an iceberg in my life
but you know i'm still afloat
you lose your balance, lose your wife
in the qyeye for the lifeboat

you got to put the woman and children first
but you've got an unquenchable thirst for NY

NY, NY, NY
NY, NY, NY

in the stillness of the evening
when the sun has had its day
i heard your voice a-whispering
come away child

NY, NY