New York (Handles Heartbreak Better)

I'm jealous of the city

The way you spend your nights with her

They say the girls are very pretty

But twenty's too young to get hurt

And the snow is gently fallin'

And there's presents on the floor

But this plane is leavin' tomorrow

New York handles heartbreak better than you

Better than you, you, you

Jealous of the pavement

The way you call the streets your home

No, I won't be negotiated

I hope you feel this in your bones

You swear you're tired and alone

But I hear she's hangin' around

You say it's love, then show me

'Cause New York handles heartbreak better than you

Better than you, you, you

And I've been waitin', love, in hotel rooms

Swear you're gonna leave her

And every Christmas time I think of you

Yes, I do, yes, I do

Remember we danced, you fumbled your steps

But said you'd never let go

Remember we cried, for days at a time

Oh, baby, why won't you come home?

'Cause I've been waitin' in New York patient for you

Oh, for you, you, you

It tore me up inside

I've been waitin', waitin', waitin'

(I've been waitin')

In those dirty damn hotel rooms

(Waitin')

The snow is on the pavements

At Rockefeller, too (I've been waitin')

(Oh, waitin')

Won't you swear you'll leave her?

Baby, I ain't lonely

New York, New York