Listen to Miami 2017 (I've Seen the Lights Go Out On Broadway) [Live] by Billy Joel

Miami 2017 (I've Seen the Lights Go Out On Broadway) [Live]

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Billy Joel

Vocals

Liberty De Vitto

Liberty De Vitto

Drums

Doug Stegmeyer

Bass Guitar

Russel Javors

Electric Guitar

David Brown

Electric Guitar

Richie Cannata

Organ

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Billy Joel

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Phil Ramone

Producer

Brian Ruggles

Producer

Elliot Scheiner

Elliot Scheiner

Mixing Engineer

Jim Boyer

Mixing Engineer

Chaz Clifton

Assistant Engineer

Paul Hulse

Assistant Engineer

Bradshaw Leigh

Recording Engineer

Larry Franke

Assistant Engineer

Domonick Maita

Assistant Engineer

Tom Roberts

Assistant Engineer

Ted Jensen

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I've seen the lights go out on Broadway

I saw the Empire State laid low

And life went on beyond the Palisades

They all bought Cadillacs and left there long ago

We held a concert out in Brooklyn

To watch the island bridges blow

They turned our power down

And drove us underground

But we went right on with the show

Oh, oh, oh

[Verse 2]

I've seen the lights go out on Broadway

I saw the ruins at my feet

You know we almost didn't notice it

We'd see it all the time on 42nd Street

They burned the churches up in Harlem

Like in that Spanish Civil War

The flames were everywhere

But no one really cared

It always burned up there before

Oh, oh, oh

[Verse 3]

I've seen the rats lie down on Broadway

I watched the mighty skyline fall

The boats were waiting at the Battery

The union went on strike

They never sailed at all

They sent the carrier out from Norfolk

And picked the Yankees up for free

They said that Queens could stay

They blew the Bronx away

And sank Manhattan out at sea

Oh

Oh, oh, oh

[Verse 4]

You know those lights were bright on Broadway

But that was so many years ago

Before we all lived here in Florida

Before the mafia took over Mexico

There are not many who remember

They say a handful still survive

To tell the world about

The way the lights went out

And keep the memory alive

Written by: Billy Joel

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