Story Behind The Song
many visits to nyc and my feeling perceptions and experiences
Song Description
with a cool hip laid back sexy feel describing the hipness and reality of the city that never sleeps
| Song Length |
4:30 |
Genre |
Rock - Indie/Low-Fi |
| Tempo |
Floating |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Relaxed |
Subject |
General |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Waits |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
john powers
168 central st
holliston, ma 01746
www.johnpowers.net
johnpowers@johnpowers.net
new york city
blue veined avenues coarse with the color of cabs at noon
sounds of sirens and screams echo in alleys and dreams
the devil is crying on a concrete corner
he watches the shadows for signs of life
the skyline is gorgeous and gritty
in New York City
New York City where the sidewalk gypsies dance to the pulse of it?s electricity
steel walls climb proud and tall, make you feel small
make you want to have it all
you?re born ready in New York City
a man proposes with roses on the steps of the MET in a crowd
of high heal sneakers and streakers and freaks who like to think out loud
an angel is holding a bottle of water in the hole of her halo while she rollerblades
and she looks so god damned pretty in New York City.
chorus
all the bums search for crumbs of bread and meat
some mine for gold down on forty second street
if you snooze you loose your shoes your bed and your seat
life?s a blessing and a pity in New York City
chorus
every evening, you know when it?s dark
you can hear the elves of Washington Square Park
whispering ?.
smoke, smoke, smoke
cash for coke
hey
smoke, smoke, smok