N.Y.C.

Appeared on Slim Possibilities

 

(David Munyon/S.P. Standley)

 

Written in New York City, in Central Park after the storm. For my friend Francis Preston at BMI.

 

Sail away, New England

I wound up in New York City

I think I been there before

I seen it on TV

I knew the echo of the subway

sang with the voices on the corner

felt like Bob Dylan as I posed

beside the Hudson River

hundreds of streets and friendly people

there's a vibe past the honking

I have never in my life seen so many cabs

 

N.Y.C.

Become a part of me

New York City

ain't it pretty

 

I hear the sound of spray paint, shaking...

poets signing what they drew there

not many bikes, but the ones I see

seem to be racing

lovely women by the truckload

pizza pie from heaven

rich and poor on the island

they call Manhattan

 

N.Y.C.

Become a part of me

New York City

ain't it pretty

There's a big dog in the window

he is watching all this action

me an' this song groove along

in the Big Apple

 

N.Y.C.

Become a part of me

New York City

ain't it pretty

 

I love New York

 

David Munyon: vocal, guitar

Chris Jones: guitars

Steve Baker: harp

Frank Fiedler: acoustic bass