​new york, i love you but you’re bringing me down (live at madison square garden) lyrics

[Verse 1]
New York, I love you, but you're bringing me down
New York, I love you, but you're bringing me down
[pause]

Like a rat in a cage, pulling minimum wage
(That's very dramatic, Nancy)
New York, I love you, but you're bringing me down

[Verse 2]
New York, you're safer, but you're wasting my time
Our records all show you were filthy but fine
But the records all show when you opened the doors
To the cops who were bored once they'd run out of crime

[Verse 3]
New York, you're perfect, oh, please don't change a thing
Your mild billionaire mayor's now convinced he's a king
And all the boring collect, I mean no disrespect
In the neighborhood bars I'd once dreamt I would drink

[Verse 4]
New York, I love you, but you're freaking me out
New York, I love you, but you're freaking me out
Like a death in the hall that you hear through your wall
New York, I love you, but you're freaking me out
[Verse 5]
New York, I love you, but you're bringing me down
New York, I love you, but you're bringing me down
Like a death of the heart, Jesus, where do I start?
But you're still the one pool where I'd happily drown

[Chorus 1]
And, oh! Take me off your mailing list
For kids who think it still exists
Yes, for those who think it still exists
Maybe you're right and maybe I'm wrong
Maybe you're right and maybe you're wrong
Maybe you're right, maybe you're right
And just maybe you're wrong

[Chorus 2]
And, oh! Maybe mother told you true
And there'll always be somebody there for you
And you'll never be alone
But maybe she's wrong and maybe I'm right
And just maybe she's wrong
Maybe she's wrong and maybe I'm right
And if so, here's this song
New York, I love you
But you're bringing me down
New York, I love you
But you're bringing me down