Told me that his name was Dan
Said I don't know who I am
Just who I wanna be
Told me that he didn't care
Ran his fingers through my hair
Tossed a coin up in the air
Said 'tails, come home with me'
Heads went down, so I went
To the apartment of a friend
Where I didn't have to pay no rent
Or be good company
New York's a good time to let go
New York's a good time to let go
They're too fast and you're too slow
And New York's a good time to let go
Johnny of Brooklyn, born and bred
To put ideas into my head
Can't remember what he said
But I know it wasn't true
Asked him if he had a light
Asked me 'honey where are you sleepin' tonight?'
I said 'one thing I know, johnny, is I'm not going home with you'
So I got lost on the lower east side
'Cause I pissed off my tour guide
I was lucky to be alive
Underneath these city lights
And New York's a good time to let go
New York's a good time to let go
Cause they're much too fast
And you're too slow
And New York's a good time to let go
There's acid rain that stained my jeans
Made them go from blue to green
Made me look just like some kind of acid-washed-up movie queen
Bleached my hair, stained my face
Made me drink just for the taste
And to burn out the monster this town has brought out in me
So Tennessee, when I get home
You just better leave me alone
Don't try to claim me as your own
I'm not the girl I used to be
And New York's a good time to let go
New York's a good time to let go
'Cause they're much too fast and you're too slow
And New York's a good time to let go
And New York's a good time to let go
And New York's a good time to let go
New York City, I met a man Told me that his name was Dan Said I don't know who I am Just who I wanna be Told me that he didn't care Ran his fingers through my hair Tossed a coin up in the air Said 'tails, come home with me' Heads went down, so I went To the apartment of a friend Where I didn't have to pay no rent Or be good company New York's a good time to let go New York's a good time to let go They're too fast and you're too slow And New York's a good time to let go Johnny of Brooklyn, born and bred To put ideas into my head Can't remember what he said But I know it wasn't true Asked him if he had a light Asked me 'honey where are you sleepin' tonight?' I said 'one thing I know, johnny, is I'm not going home with you' So I got lost on the lower east side 'Cause I pissed off my tour guide I was lucky to be alive Underneath these city lights And New York's a good time to let go New York's a good time to let go Cause they're much too fast And you're too slow And New York's a good time to let go There's acid rain that stained my jeans Made them go from blue to green Made me look just like some kind of acid-washed-up movie queen Bleached my hair, stained my face Made me drink just for the taste And to burn out the monster this town has brought out in me So Tennessee, when I get home You just better leave me alone Don't try to claim me as your own I'm not the girl I used to be And New York's a good time to let go New York's a good time to let go 'Cause they're much too fast and you're too slow And New York's a good time to let go And New York's a good time to let go And New York's a good time to let go Explain Request ×
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