New York City Don't Mean Nothing

I've been here since eighty-one

That's a long time

And I've seen

All there is here to see

Had a space on Astor place

Had it all once

Now there streets

Are my reality

You see

New York City

Don't mean nothing

Just a good place when you're running

Light that cut so bright they make you bleed

Neon children live their lives there

Mad magicians tinsel nightmares

Still you know I'm never gonna leave

Never sleep alone on the subways

Never walk alone on the tracks

Never take a ride to the edge of your mind

Not unless you have a ticket back

Don't believe in T.V. preachers

Don't believe in talk show stars

Never follow trends if they turn on your friends

Just to be sure you know who your friends are

And if you're running blind

On a refueled mind

Better watch the time

And careful you don't go too far

Never burn the bridges before you

If you've burned the bridges behind

And never burn the one that you're walking upon

Or you're sure to hit the water in time

Don't believe in expectations

Don't believe in shooting stars

And if you make a stand on a dead empty hand

Never let them see your cards

And if you're running blind

On a refueled mind

Better watch the time

And careful you don't go too far