New Amsterdam

We were busy closin' down

The only open bar we found

The lights went up and they kicked us out

You kissed me on a corner in Chinatown

We got saved by a Gypsy Cab

And that bottle of Johnnie Red you had

Your hair messed up, your shoes untied

I watched you sleepin' in the mornin' light

Now a different sun is sinkin' in the West

Now a different heart is beating in my chest

And I tried and tried and tried again

But I can't get back to New Amsterdam

But I can't get back to New Amsterdam

Down by the bridge on the Lower East Side

Watchin' as the river goes rollin' by

Did you lose me, or did I lose you?

Suppose it all depends on your point of view

All these downtown streets still look the same

Guess it ain't the bricks and stones that change

And I tried and tried and tried again

But I can't get back to New Amsterdam

Yeah, I tried and tired and tried again

But I can't get back to New Amsterdam