New York, New York, or a village in Iowa The only difference is the name If you're alone, whether on Main Street, or on Broadway If you're alone, they are both the same, a town's a lonely town When you pass through and there is no one waiting there for you Then it's a lonely town, you wander up and down The crowds rush by, a million faces pass before your eyes, still it's a lonely town Unless there's love, a love that's shining Like a harbor light, you're lost in the night Unless there's love, the world's an empty place And every town's a lonely town