Oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh New-York, New-York, New-York It's the city of dreams Some come from far and wide To see what that means It'll take your heart out Just to see how you bleed New-York, New-York, New-York It's a heartbreak machine Oh, it may take some time Till you get the dead eye Or someone to realize That there's 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 you're... Oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh (New-York, New-York, New-York) (It's the city of dreams) (Some come from far and wide) (To see what that means) It'll take your heart out Just to see how you bleed New-York, New-York, New-York It's a heartbreak machine All you're 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 I've become a cynic Does this mean that I belong? Made a thousand terrible mistakes Don't know what went wrong ‘Cause you mouth's 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 you're from (New-York, New-York, New-York) (It's a heartbreak machine)