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

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 time

I learned a lot of lessons 'bout the quick

And now I'm tellin' you that they were not the nice kind

It's 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