Whether by accident or by design / It’s where I am, so I’m making it mine / I’m in New York now.

Well I didn’t bring you here ‘cause I wanted to kill you / And it isn’t my fault that a good time doesn’t thrill you.

Why does the local go faster than the express? / That’s the question this particular day.

Take me out of this city ... anywhere else but here.

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

The heat comes down / On Brooklyn town / I should take it easy but I’m working like a dog.

I’ve seen the city turn people into animals / I’ve seen those animals run over and left in the street.