N.Y.C.

[Verse 1]
Drinking in taxis
Stuck in ant traffic in shadowlands
Blood red graffiti I don’t understand
New hieroglyphics for the urban man
Throbbing machinery deconstructed
Architecture piled like leaves
I wiped my forehead on my sleeve
And now I see that I was so naive

[Chorus]
New York is a lousy place to be alone
Alone it's a lousy place to be, New York

[Verse 2]
Leather SoHo shoppers
Disregarding sleepers in the alleyway
Sour urine set in concrete grey
Side windows broken out of Chevrolets
Neon illusions, flashing trash seductions
Jewels in a madman’s crown
The only smile I see in this whole town
Are people grimacing upside-down

[Chorus]
New York is a lousy place to be alone
Alone, it's a lousy place to be, New York

[Bridge]
Maybe I’ll come around
Maybe I won’t come down
Maybe I’ll hit the ground
And you’ll be sorry

[Violin Solo]

[Verse 3]
Crossing the bowery
In the middle of a nasty August afternoon
A skin as yellow as a jaundice moon
Breathing existence from a tiny spoon
Wake in a sea of sweat
It’s just a dream I’m having
In this hotel room
The tulips in the window are in bloom
But I know I will be leaving soon

[Chorus]
New York is a lousy place to be alone
Alone it's a lousy place to be, New York
New York is a lousy place to be alone
Alone it's a lousy place to be, New York