Subway

In the Geminid shower you flew away
Through Orion's sky
The maverick queen of our galaxy
Play these tunes I wrote for her
You and your golden ear and flare for words
Tell us how you hung the stars

Cause I am useless in this aging hour
Of broken pipe dreams in a skyline of water towers
I crave the night, can't shake it from my sight
You knew me every time, you knew me every time

On the way, I fell for every mountain range
Every endless sky, every painted pony plain
Every arrowhead this kid could fly
On the hoof, I found New York
Getting groomed for some big tour
Holding hands with girls
Down the streets and avenues

Make it count in the music biz
And that's what you did, but me
I am still wandering
Cause I crave the trying
Can't shake it from my mind
You saw me every time, you saw me every time

Don't take the subway baby
Let's just walk, we'd say, til our longing turns to day
Remember when Alphabet City
Was a wilderness to you and me
Before Rudy had his way

And they kept it all shut down
From Jones Beach to the Mercury Lounge
After you left, the shit really hit the fan
So we took it to the streets
Crying "No justice, no peace!"
All for one, one for all, here comes the show
Turn on your radio!

Yeah we took to the streets, "Freedom is not free"

Don't take the subway baby
Let's just walk, we'd say, til our longing turns to day
Remember when Alphabet City
Was a wilderness to you and me
Before Rudy had his way

This Georgia girl has got it bad for New York