walking down fifth avenue in 1988 a glimpse through the buildings of the empire state from a listed interior of uncertain date to the wrong address of course and it s union and washington and madison square it s a long way back it s a short way there we fell in love i got scared and you kissed me on west fourth and we will always have new york homeless in the library washing in the stalls meet me at the strand where hand in hand we will recall all the books from many years ago that no one reads at all you can steal but don t get caught and the f train wait for the g train slow and the c won t move till the a train goes september ghosts they never say hello oh but now they want to talk they will always have new york oh your blazing lights and your flaming lips and your full moon shining on my lunar eclipse and the sound of vinyl when the needle skips and the scratches on my back a twice told tale and an ice skating rink well i couldn t keep my food down but i held my drink and i might as well write in invisible ink rain on sidewalk chalk we will always have new york a woody allen movie played beneath the stars to seven thousand people who laughed one laugh oh i wasn t even there but i got his autograph memories have walked from the dead dog park where the sick dogs go nipping at your ankles from the undergrowth oh thank you for inviting me enjoy the show it s my last resort and your pink teacup and your bottom line and mercer books on a glass of wine my piano has a broken spine and it needs your tuning fork we will always have new york  i m on one hell of an acela ride on someone else s dime one day they ll put your picture in the new york times now you call me mr stace but i m running out of rhymes i do what i ought now i live in a different town i ll put on one hundred pounds i won t write another song i won t make another sound no i won t talk at all now you never write to me oh now you never call i m in philadelphia it s no distance at all and you still hold the fort and we will always have new york we will always have new york
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