My New York

My new york's an orchestrated, complicated, loud and lusty symphony

A little bit hot, a little bit highbrow

Satin smooth or syncopated out, about, and overstated

Day and night she plays her melody

Rumble of the subway is her bass note

Honking horns a gorgeous in-your-face' note

Strumming her strings,

My city swings

My city sings to me.

My new york's a living, breathing, soaring, seething

Architecture gallery

A study in steel, a story in granite.

Clashing colors, interweaving, down and dirty, hot and heaving heaven for the artist wannabe.

Ambulance wailing, key of b flat

Miles would have killed

To play high notes like that

Once it gets to you, you will never once it gets to you, you won't ever

Once it gets to you, you will never ever leave!

Born and bred like some of us

Or fresh off any greyhound bus

It takes a hold

Your head's in a spin -

My head is exploding!

Owns your heart and god it's good to be a part

Of this, the greatest city ever known!

Everybody's ears will soon be ringing

With the thousand sounds new york is singing

Millions of feet crossing a street

Never heard anything so damn sweet

Rain on the river, splish and a splat

Man's gotta dance to a rhythm like that.

Once it gets to you, you will never

Once it gets to you, you won't ever

Once it gets to you, you will never ever leave!