i'm leaving my home in europe behind
heading out for a new state of mind
new york town is calling to me
dollar an hour from the company
come up on the morning of 1921
i just want someone to talk to
i've got no shoes upon my feet
i've been all day with nothing to eat
it sure gets hard down here in the street
but i know where i'm going to be
playing cards in a smoke-filled room
i just want someone to talk to
don't go down to the docks tonight
the cops are nosing around for the site
we moved the booze just before daylight
in alaska running out of days
god moves in strange ways
i just want someone to talk to
don't leave me here on such a lonely day. don't leave me here on such a lonely day.