Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billy Joel
Vocals
Liberty DeVitto
Drums
Doug Stegmeyer
Bass Guitar
Russel Javors
Electric Guitar
David Brown
Electric Guitar
Richie Cannata
Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billy Joel
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Phil Ramone
Producer
Brian Ruggles
Producer
Elliot Scheiner
Mixing Engineer
Jim Boyer
Mixing Engineer
Chaz Clifton
Assistant Engineer
Paul Hulse
Assistant Engineer
Bradshaw Leigh
Recording Engineer
Larry Franke
Assistant Engineer
Domonick Maita
Assistant Engineer
Tom Roberts
Assistant Engineer
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
I've seen the lights go out on Broadway
I saw the Empire State laid low
Life went on beyond the Palaces
They all bought Cadillacs, and left there long ago
They held a concert out in Brooklyn
To watch the Island bridges blow
They turned our power down and drove us underground
But we went right on with the show
Oh oh-oh oh-oh oh
I've seen the lights go out on Broadway
I saw the ruins at my feet
You know we almost didn't notice it
We'd see it all the time on Forty-Second Street
They burned the churches up in Harlem
Like in that Spanish civil war
The flames were everywhere
But no one really cared
It always burned up there before
Oh oh-oh-oh-oh oh
I've seen lights go out on Broadway
I washed the mighty skyline fall
The boats were waiting at the valley
The union went on strike, they never sailed at all
They sent a carrier out from Norfolk
And picked the Yankees up for free
They sailed the Queens to save, they blew the Bronx away
And sank Manhattan out at sea
You know those lights were bright on Broadway
That was so many years ago
Before we all lived here in Florida
Before the Mafia took over Mexico
There are not many who remember
They say a handful still survive
To tell the world about the way the lights went out
And keep the memory alive
Writer(s): Billy Joel
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