New Amsterdam

We were busy closin' down The only open bar we found The lights went off and they kicked us out You kissed me on a corner in Chinatown We got saved by a gypsy cab And that bottle of Johnnie Red that you had Your hair messed up and your shoes untied I watched you sleepin' in the mornin' light Now a different sun is sinkin' in the West Now a different heart is beating in my chest And I tried and tried, and tried again But I can't get back to New Amsterdam But I can't get back to New Amsterdam Down by the bridge on the lower East side Watchin' as the river goes rollin' by Did you lose me or did I lose you? I suppose it all depends on your point of view All these downtown streets still look the same I guess it ain't the bricks and stones that change And I tried and tried, and tried again But I can't get back to New Amsterdam Yeah, I tried and tried, and tried again But I can't get back to New Amsterdam