Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Bright lights, the big city, went straight to my baby's head.
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She never listened to a word of what her daddy said.
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The music and the parties and the laughter turned her on.
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She lost herself in running
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And all we had was gone.
[Chorus]
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That's the year my dream died in New York City.
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That's the year I had to leave that town.
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That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
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That's the year I left without a sound.
[Verse 2]
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Bottles are all empty and we sang an awful song.
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Thank the lord that New York City people love the strong.
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I think of all the good times when my cup has overflowed.
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Ain't it funny, baby
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That we've taken different roads.
[Chorus]
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That's the year my dream died in New York City.
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That's the year I had to leave that town.
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That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
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That's the year I left without a sound.
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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There'll always be a little New York City in my heart
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Though this country soul of mine I knew right from the start.
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The Saints of stone are lonely in the old cathedral hall.
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Perhaps they knew before the rest that I had to leave it all.
[Chorus]
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That's the year my dream died in New York City.
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That's the year I had to leave that town.
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That's the year, people, my dream died in New York City.
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That's the year I left without a sound.
[Outro]
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My dream died in New York City.
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That's the year I...
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That's the year my dream died in New York City.
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That's the year I had to leave that town.
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Fade