I've been here since eighty-one   That's a long time   And I've seen   All there is here to see      Had a space on Astor place   Had it all once   Now there streets   Are my reality      You see   New York City   Don't mean nothing   Just a good place when you're running   Light that cut so bright they make you bleed      Neon children live their lives there   Mad magicians tinsel nightmares   Still you know I'm never gonna leave      Never sleep alone on the subways   Never walk alone on the tracks   Never take a ride to the edge of your mind   Not unless you have a ticket back   Don't believe in T.V. preachers   Don't believe in talk show stars   Never follow trends if they turn on your friends   Just to be sure you know who your friends are      And if you're running blind   On a refueled mind   Better watch the time   And careful you don't go too far      Never burn the bridges before you   If you've burned the bridges behind   And never burn the one that you're walking upon   Or you're sure to hit the water in time      Don't believe in expectations   Don't believe in shooting stars   And if you make a stand on a dead empty hand   Never let them see your cards      And if you're running blind   On a refueled mind   Better watch the time   And careful you don't go too far