NEW YORK CITY BLUE
I FEEL SO ALONE
NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE
I FEEL SO ALONE
WHEN I REACH OUT THERE’S NOBODY THERE
FRESH PICKED FLOWERS WILT AND DIE
I’M TOO RUNG OUT TO EVEN CRY
A KITCHEN KNIFE SITS IDLY BY
SHARP ENOUGH TO CUT A MAN IN TWO
CAN’T HELP FEELIN’ LIKE I DO
I’M NEW YORK CITY BLUE
THE LIGHT IS SO BRIGHT
AS IT TEARS THROUGH THE NIGHT
DOWN ON BROADWAY
IT TOOK ME SO FAR AWAY FROM YOU
I ONCE HAD A DREAM
BUT IT DISAPPEARED
NOW I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO
TO CLOSE THE DOOR
AND SHUT THE LIGHT
REACH FOR YOU
AND HOLD YA TIGHT
AND LOVE YA LIKE
I SHOULD HAVE DONE
BUT I LET YA GO
CAN’T HELP FEELIN’ LIKE I DO
I’M NEW YORK CITY BLUE
CITY RHYTHM’S ON MY MIND
NONE STOP TRAFFIC’S BUMP AND GRIND
OVERWHELMING HUMAN KIND
AND ALL I THINK ABOUT IS YOU
I PACE THE FLOOR ALONE AT NIGHT
STILL AWAKE BY MORNIN’S LIGHT
YOU WERE THE STAR THAT SHINED SO BRIGHT
NOTHIN’ ELSE WILL DO
THE LIGHT IS SO BRIGHT
AS IT TEARS THROUGH THE NIGHT
DOWN ON BROADWAY
I DON’T WANNA STAY HERE NO MORE
I WANNA COME HOME
AND FEEL YOU AROUND ME
LIKE BEFORE
TO WALK ALONG THE STREETS AT NIGHT
AND SEE THE GLASS REFLECT THE LIGHT
OF COLORED NEON FLASHIN’ BRIGHT
AND SEE YOU STANDIN’ THERE …
CAN’T HELP
FEELIN’ LIKE I DO
I’M NEW YORK CITY BLUE
I’M NEW YORK CITY BLUE
I’M NEW YORK CITY BLUE
1983