New York

In New York freedom looks like too many choices
In New York I found a friend to drown out the other voices
Voices on the cell phone
Voices from home
Voices of the hard sell
Voices down the stairwell
In New York, just got a place in New York

In New York summers get hot, well into the hundreds
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 New York, I just got a place in New York
New York, New York

In New York you can forget, forget how to sit still
Tell yourself you will stay in
But it's down to Alphaville

New York, New York, New York
New York, New York, New York

The Irish have been coming here for years
Feel like they own the place
They got the airport, city hall, concrete, 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... NewYork

New York, New York
New York, New York

In New York I lost it all to you and your vices
Still 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 queue for the lifeboat

You got to put the women and children first
But you've got an unquenchable thirst for New York

New York, New York
New York, New York

In the stillness of the evening
When the sun has had its day
I heard your voice a-whispering
Come away child

New York, New York

Found on these albums
performed at these shows
Dec
02
2001
Miami, FL, US
American Airlines Arena
Nov
23
2001
Phoenix, AZ, US
America West Arena
Nov
05
2001
Austin, TX, US
Frank Erwin Center
Oct
31
2001
Providence, RI, US
Providence Civic Center
Oct
30
2001
Providence, RI, US
Providence Civic Center
Oct
28
2001
E. Rutherford, , US
Continental Airlines Arena
Jul
18
2001
Paris, , FR
AccorHotels Arena
Jul
17
2001
Paris, , FR
AccorHotels Arena
Jun
22
2001
E. Rutherford, , US
Continental Airlines Arena
Jun
21
2001
E. Rutherford, , US
Continental Airlines Arena
May
30
2001
Detroit, MI, US
Palace of Auburn Hills
Apr
28
2001
Phoenix, AZ, US
America West Arena
Apr
26
2001
Anaheim, CA, US
The Arrowhead Pond
Apr
24
2001
Anaheim, CA, US
The Arrowhead Pond
Apr
23
2001
Anaheim, CA, US
The Arrowhead Pond
Apr
13
2001
Vancouver, BC, CA
General Motors Place
Mar
26
2001
Fort lauderdale, FL, US
National Car Rental Arena
Mar
24
2001
Fort lauderdale, FL, US
National Car Rental Arena