i found a letter in the mail box today   and i said, thank you for your thoughts, but i'm done   i said that i would never build this up right here    and he said, that's why i can't work with you, son      but i can't let this go, i'm on my way    and you can only hold my diamond ring   i go crawling back to the city i love   'cause it's already taken everything      i'm going to coney island to have myself a dog   and reminisce why i still hate it here   it's all these people with their cotton candy eyes   it's so sweet   now put the train in gear       i can't let this go, i'm on my way    and you can only hold my diamond ring   i go crawling back to the city i love   'cause it's already taken everything      the ground is swallowing my options for release   and if it rains they might just disappear   i counted twenty seven birds up there today   i'm thinking that's why i still love it here      but i can't let this go i'm on my way    and you can only hold my diamond ring    i go crawling back to the city i love    'cause it's already taken everything    'cause it's already taken everything