Story Behind The Song

Inspired by a visit to New York in 2017

Lyrics

They will eat you alive in the manic streets
Where the people meet - no slow walkers!
Angry cars only stop to sneer - any time of year
And don't try crossing the road!

Supersigns flood the evening skies
?We're hypnotised - 'Brandscaping'
?A dollar-fest for the money men, but then again..
It's all about losses and gains

So take off the shades and you'll see the city
Don't want to go home in the dark?
There's so much to see?You can take it from me..
There's no other place in the world

If you're rich or you're poor - You are New York City
If you're hungry for more - You are New York City

We flew our bikes into Central Park?
Bought Brooklyn Bridge and sold Ellis Island
Left Top of the Rock and walked the High Line
And had a fine time on the Seaglass Carousel

So take off the shades and you'll see the city
Don't want to go home in the dark
?There's so much to see?You can take it from me..
There's no other place in the world

If you're rich or you're poor - You are New York City
If you're hungry for more - You are New York City

(Instrumental)

I wish I could meet all those real New Yorkers
From Brooklyn, The Bronx or from Queens
For they are the heart and the soul of a city
The great and the good and the mean

If you're rich or you're poor - you are New York City
If you're hungry for more - you are New York City

If you're rich or you're poor - you are New York City
If you're hungry for more - you are New York City
?If you speak, as you find - you are New York City
?If you're out of your mind - you are New York City
If you're ahead of your time - you are New York City

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
Jeana Marie Potthoff	pop-rock	11/7/2021