This is the finish, my friend, this is the end It's a revolution, it's a civilian revenge There's no need to move or adjust your television Whenever an era dies, another era begins These American fights, these American wars These American stripes, these American stars But these American cages have American bars We hunger for truth, so we headed for y'all Towers are crumbling, bridges are falling Limits are fading, the normal is boring Looking at time move progressively forward Look at the days just, just vanish before me You wanted a Benz but you couldn't afford it Now you would kill to put your foot in a Taurus It's different from the madness, and never look backwards But this is a crisis, prepare for disaster Start spreading the news (start, start, start, start spreading the news) I'm leaving today (and I'm gone, and I'm gone, and I'm gone just like that) I want to be a part of it (be, be, be, be, yeah) New York, New York New York Breaker breaker 9, breaker breaker 1-9 Could you please get a operator on the phone line? This is not a riot, it's way much more than that These people are dying, we are under attack Wait, let me call you back, let me get my strap 'Cause we ain't taking shit, so therefore we're fightin' back We ain't waitin' on the line for a 9-1-1-9-9, whatever man I ain't got time for all this nonsense, enemy responses Ain't a dial tone in a home on the continent Got me in these bandages, this jungle is up under me Man I swear they sleeping, they unconscious, or they slumberin' So we break the peace to get a piece of what we want to get Act like we new to this, like we gon' rummage it Let them know we run this shit And let them know this how you feel the way your country is Now look how beautiful destruction is (pah) Start spreading the news (start spreading the news) I'm leaving today (I'm leaving, I'm leaving, yeah) I want to be a part of it (be a part of New York) New York, New York (New York) New York

Well, I shuffled through the city on the 4th of July I had a firecracker waiting to blow Breakin' like a robber who was makin' his way To the cities of Mexico Lived in an apartment out on Avenue A I had a tar-hut on the corner of 10th Had myself a lover who was finer than gold But I've been broken up and busted up since And love don't play any games with me Anymore like she did before The world won't wait, so I better shake That thing right out there through the door Hell, I still love you, New York 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 the place When I was drunk and I was thinking of you Every day the children they were singing their tune Out on the streets and you could hear from inside Used to take the subway up to Houston and 3rd I would wait for you and I'd try to hide And love won't play any games with you Anymore if you don't want 'em to The world won't wait and I watched you shake But honey, I don't blame you Hell, I still love you, New York 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 their singing, I was holding your arm You were holding my trust like a child Found a lot of trouble out on Avenue B 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 And love won't play any games with you Anymore if you want 'em to So we better shake this old thing out the door I'll always be thinkin' of you I'll always love you though New York I'll always love you though New York, New York, New York

Oh I crave you once again But this time it ain't jealousy And I like you more than a friend And now that I'm in the mood I just want to be with you Got me picking up the pieces But you probably won't need them Tell me all your secrets All for no reason Don't get your meaning I guess I'm dreaming About you all of the time and I can't help myself yuh Why'd you have to do it to em Why'd you have to do it to em Why'd you have to do it to em Why'd you have to do it to em Why'd you have to do it to em Why'd you have to do it to em Why'd you have to do it to em And now that I'm in the Mood, mood, mood Mood, mood, mood Now that i'm in the Mood, mood, mood Mood, mood, mood And now that I'm in the mood I just want to be with you And now that I'm in the mood I just want to be with you