My city's had a lot of trouble sleepin'
She's up all night
Breakin' through the windows and the ceilin's
Scrapin' stars from the sky
And my city's made a habit out of cryin'
All through the night
They say she likes the harmony of sirens
And the time of the traffic light
But I love my city
My sleepless city
I'll do her sleepin' for free
Yeah, I love my city
My sleepless city
Yeah, she can do my cryin' for me
My city's pickin' fights across the water
With the worn out moon
And I watch her from honey colored corner
A quiet room
Where I hung a little picture of my darlin'
Black and white
But it's been fadin' on yellow wall in Harlem
Since she left that night
But I love my city
My sleepless city
I'll do her sleepin' for free
Yeah, I love my city
My sleepless city
Yeah, she can do my cryin' for me
Well, I love my city
My sleepless city
I'll do her sleepin' for free
Yeah, I love my city
My sleepless city
Yeah, she can do my cryin' for me
Yeah, she can do my cryin' for me
Yeah, she can do my cryin' for me
