[Verse 1] Once I was young in New York City The summer was hard but damn it was pretty And I wore a black dress to make myself right To cover the mess of myself Oh, and I wore a black dress to make myself right To cover the mess of myself [Verse 2] Baby, you should know pictures don’t do you justice The look in your eye numbers you with the haunted And I know you can’t stay Something will come and take you away from me And I know, know you can’t stay Something will come and take you away [Chorus] And oh, now love Could you hold on to me just a little bit more? Now love, could you hold on to me just a little bit more? [Verse 3] And I’m here tonight to find me some saving And you’re here tonight in your need for escaping And I wore a black dress to make myself right To cover the mess of myself And I wore a black dress to make myself right To cover the mess of myself [Verse 4] Prodigal sons playing tag by the bowery And I’ll close my eyes and let you run by me And I know you can’t stay Something will come and take you away from me And I know, know you can’t stay Something will come and take you away [Chorus] And oh, now love Could you hold on to me just a little bit more? Now love, could you hold on to me just a little bit more? [Bridge] Don’t mind me now, if I slip on by you I’m a little too mortal, for something divine And if you’d like to know why You sure know where to find me At the back of the bar, with a cheap vodka lime [Chorus] And oh, now love Could you hold on to me just a little bit more? Now love, could you hold on to me just a little bit more? Now love, could you hold on to me just a little bit more? Now love, could you hold on to me just a little bit more? [Outro] Once I was young, New York City The summer was hard but damn it was pretty
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