New York

IT SEEMS AS IF YOU JUST DON'T CARE
YOU'RE LOOKING AS IF YOU'RE GOING SOMEWHERE
TRY TO FAKE AND STEAL MY BLUES
WISHING YOU WERE IN MY SHOES

TAKE THE SUBWAY DOWN TO QUEENS
EATING EGGS WITH BAKED BEANS
WITH THAT HAT HUNG IN MY FACE
'ROUND THE CORNER THEY'RE DEALING SPACE

YELLOW CABS NOW FILL THE STREET
DAMP AND SMOKE ARE MIXED TO HEAT
SWEAT IS COVERING MY SHIRT
FIND A BILL THERE IN THE DIRT

CARS AND BEGGARS SIDE BY SIDE
LATINS, BLACKS AND SOME WERE WHITE
MAN JUST ASKS ME FOR THE TIME
I KNOW THAT HE'S OPTING FOR A DIME

STRIP-SHOWS, BARS AND SHOPS AND STORES
BARRELS, WRECKS AND APPLECORERS
DUST AND DIRT AND RIPS AND PORK
THAT'S THE WAY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK