This is New York And I'm here to stay A brighter day I'll get a room And be on my way So much to say Though I'm a man I'd still like to cry This is New York, charlie good-bye I'll have a phone And the number's yours You'll call for sure Two weeks, no more And we'll stay in touch It means so much Things will stay great! That's just a lie This is New York, charlie good-bye Pour yourself out Friends were meant to lose! Stand up and shout You've the right to choose! But it's not up to you Your childhoods through Thanks for the ride You were nice to come So far from home And over the years It's still nice to know Her friend will go And here at the end Of childhood won't die This is New York, charlie good-bye This is New York, charlie good-bye