new york's not my home

things were spinnin' 'round me

and all my thoughts were cloudy

and i had begun to doubt all the things that were me

been in so many places

you know i've run so many races

i looked into the empty faces of the people of the night

somethin' is just not right

'cause i know that i've gotta get outta here

i'm so alone

don't you know that i gotta get outta here

'cause new york's not my home

though all the streets are crowded

there's somethin' strange about it

i lived there 'bout a year and i never once felt at home

i thought i'd make the big time

i learned a lot of lessons awfully quick

and now i'm tellin' you that they were not the nice kind

it has been so long since i have felt fine

that's the reason that i've gotta get outta here

i'm so alone

don't you know that i gotta get outta here

'cause new york's not my home

that's the reason that i've gotta get outta here

i'm so alone

don't you know that i gotta get outta here

'cause new york's not my home