oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh new york new york new york its the city of dreams some come from far and wide to see what that means itll take your heart out just to see how you bleed new york new york new york its a heartbreak machine oh it may take some time till you get the dead eye or someone to realize that theres only mothers and thieves that song on your stereo it gives you a bit of hope but mostly the dollars and cents seem to interject and your star crossed dreams stab you in the back cause youre oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh itll take your heart out just to see how you bleed new york new york new york its a heartbreak machine all youre getting is the third degree an adoring fan with a ruthless knee faced with an awkward cell you plead let me go leave me be i think ive become a cynic does this mean that i belong made a thousand terrible mistakes dont know what went wrong cause you mouths still talking think you have control lies are popular belief like a cheap treap product from a field of greed and your hopes are raised to the friendly fall like a potted plant from a five story wall got hit to the nose while you look for love you better get it together remember where youre from 