Lyrics
(New York, New York)
You probably gon think I'm crazy
(New York)
But I'm in a relationship
(New York)
With a city
Now I know you gon' tell me
You moved from there years ago
(New York)
But I still come back from time to time
(New York)
And I see what's goin' on
(New York)
A playground for the super—wealthy
Middle class need not apply
(New York)
Old neighborhoods that used to give the city its charm
(New York)
Are now just foundations for apartments with penthouses in the sky
(New York)
But I don't mean this song to be a eulogy
(New York)
What I hope is that you will see
That it's the community —
(New York)
And as long as we're living in it
(New York)
It can never die
New York City
I don't know why I love you
Maybe it's because you're mine
Like so many others
I found it all too easy
To stand off at a distance and criticize
But ain't nothin wrong
With the city
Just some people been wrong like everywhere else (so)
New York City
I don't know why I love you
Maybe it's because you're mine
New York City
I don't know why I love you
I think it's you remind me of myself
New York City
(I really don't know)
I don't know why I love you
Could be you remind me of myself
(Could be Âcould be that, ya know?)
New York City
(The City)
I don't know why I love you
Could be you remind me of myself
(I really don't know why. Let me tell ya one thing tho—)
There ain't nothin wrong with The City
The people been runnin it, runnin it, runnin it
Runnin it to death
New York City