Story Behind The Song
New York welcomes people from around the world to live, grow and prosper.
Song Description
New York is a melting pot of so many nationalities. It has welcomed people onto it's shores for so long. New York is a place where dreams come true and you are welcomed on the streets to be a part of it all. New York has led the way as an example of a place that has always welcomed immigrants to it's shores.
| Song Length |
4:07 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Folk - Americana |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
In High Spirits, Welcoming |
Subject |
State, Town, Village |
| Similar Artists |
Bonnie Raitt, Mary Chapin Carpenter, |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
On The Streets of New York Tonight
A young man is chasing a dream
Through the crowd and the neon lights
Cross the city that never sleeps
On the streets of NY tonight
They're one million strong on Times Square
The ball drops and midnight strikes
He's falling in love down there
On the streets of NY tonight
"Give me your tired your poor
Your huddled massed yearning to breathe free
On the streets of NY tonight"
They sail in on ships laden full
To a lady whose torch burns bright
They cry anything is possible
On the streets of NY tonight
"Give me your tired your poor
Your huddled masses yearning...
The refuse of your teeming shore
I lift my lamp beside that golden door..."
SOLO
An old lady waits in Central Park
Watching the world hurrying by
The bankers, the teachers, the artists, the dreamers
On the Street of NY
Where fortunes rise and fall
We head home in the fading harbor light
Children rush to their Mother's call
On the streets of NY tonight
On the streets of NY tonight
On the streets of NY tonight
C 2019 Laura Baron
Laura Baron Music
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