I'll say goodbye To all my sorrow And by tomorrow I'll be on my way I guess the Lord must be in New York City I'm so tired Of gettin' nowhere Seein' my prayers Goin' unanswered I guess the Lord must be in New York City Well, here I am, Lord Knockin' at your back door, mm-mm-mm-mm Ain't it wonderful to be Where I've always wanted to be? For the first time, I'll breathe free here in New York City I'll say goodbye To all my sorrow And by tomorrow I'll be on my way I guess the Lord must be in New York City So tired Of gettin' nowhere Seein' my prayers Goin' unanswered I guess the Lord must be in New York City Well, here I am, Lord Knockin' at your back door, mm-mm-mm-mm Ain't it wonderful to be Where I've always wanted to be? For the first time, I'll breathe free here in New York City Uh, wah, wah, wah Uh, wah, wah, wah Uh, wah, wah, wah

You called me last night on the telephone And I was glad to hear from you 'cause I was all alone You said, "It's snowing, it's snowing - God I hate this weather!" Now I walk through blizzards just to get us back together Instrumental We met in the springtime at a rock-n-roll show It was on the Bowery when it was time to go We kissed on the subway in the middle of the night I held your hand, you held mine, it was the best night of my life 'Cause everyone's your friend in New York City And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much to see But the best thing about New York City is you and me Instrumental Statue of Liberty, Staten Island Ferry, Co-op City, "Cats" and Tiffany's Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge The Empire State where Dylan lived Coney Island and Times Square Rockefeller Center Wish I was there Instrumental You wrote me a letter just the other day Said "Springtime is coming soon, so why don't you come to stay?" I packed my stuff, got on the bus, I can't believe it's true I'm three days from New York City and I'm three days from you 'Cause everyone's my friend in New York City And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much to see But the best thing about New York City is you and me 'Cause everyone's my friend in New York City And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much to see But the best thing about New York City is you and me Instrumental

To know what it's like to love somebody the way I love you To know what it's like to love somebody the way I love you To know how it feels to kill yourself with bad habits To know what you want, know you'll never truly have it New York City, please go easy on me tonight New York City, please go easy on this heart of mine 'Cause I'm losing my lover to the arms of another New York City, please go easy on me tonight New York City, please go easy on me tonight When I went away, saw your face in my rearview I know that look on your face, that I had lost you New York City, please go easy on me tonight New York City, please go easy on this heart of mine 'Cause I'm losing my lover to the arms of another New York City, please go easy on me tonight You promised, I promised I never knew I could be this selfish Nights downtown, it's a new town But I keep thinking I see your face in the crowd But you're not here and you won't be 'Cause you loved me enough to let go of me New York City, please go easy on me tonight New York City, please go easy on this heart of mine 'Cause I'm losing my lover to the arms of another New York City, please go easy on me tonight