I can't explain it This yearning feeling There's no escaping Keeps creeping back in ‘Round every corner Every stone turned over Maybe I'm meant to be in New York
There's someone out there Inside the mirror Her plan is grand and Her mind is clearer Behind the curtain Living a life I wanted Maybe I'm meant to be in New York New York New York
Oh, where the future's bright The grass looks so much greener under neon lights Oh, where the seasons change And everyone goes west to beat the cold The ground beneath me is always shaking The roads have cracks and The sidewalk's breaking And should the big one Send the palm trees falling I'd feel much safer out in New York
Oh, out there I'll find myself See how all my things look on a different shelf Oh, I will have my own place And someone down the hall who also calls it home I can't explain it This yearning feeling I didn't choose it It didn't choose me ‘Round every corner Every stone turned over Is telling me to go to New York Maybe I'll find myself in New York Maybe I'm meant to be in New York