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New York City Lyrics by Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek

B-Sides

2014

New York City gripped me like a big old machine
I went into one side, landed in a dream
It stirred me up and made me shout
And sometimes I forgot about
The way the wind blows in and out of cottonwood trees
And oh, it's easy to lose your mind
I might've lost mine, if I hadn't found you
The avenues, the boulevards
Businesses and schoolyards
Shopping malls and motorcars
All in one scene
The lowest lows and the highest highs
The meanest noise and the lullabies
The poison and the compromise
The unspoken scream
And oh, it's so hard to find your place
And I'd never have found mine, if I hadn't seen your face
And you can be my Buster Keaton
I'll be Blossom Dearie
We can see the world so clearly
You'll cover the gray away
And I will sing you songs all day
The decay will just turn to bloom
As we look at the good old-fashioned moon
Well, New York City split me like a log in a mill
Half of me happy, the other half ill
But I feel myself a-warming to the old neon chill
I still feel a longing, but it's chased by a thrill
And oh, it's so hard to find your place
I'd never have found mine, if I hadn't seen your face
And you can be my Buster Keaton
I'll be Blossom Dearie
We can see the world so clearly
You'll cover the gray away
And I will sing you songs all day
The decay will just turn to bloom
As we look at the good old-fashioned moon
Credits
Adrianne Lenker

Adrianne Lenker

Buck Meek

Buck Meek

About “New York City” by Adrianne Lenker

Read the complete lyrics to "New York City" by Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek from the album "B-Sides" in 2014. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rock, Folk Rock, Folk.

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"New York City" appears on "B-Sides" in 2014.

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