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[Verse 1]
He was standing on the highway somewhere way out in the sticks
Guitar across his shoulder like a 30-ought-six
He was staring in my headlights when I come around the bend
Climbed up on my shotgun side and told me with a grin
[Chorus]
I'm going to New York City
I never really been there
Just like the way it sounds
I heard the girls are pretty
There must be something happening there
It's just too big a town
[Verse 2]
He was cold and wet and hungry, never did complain
Said he'd come a thousand miles through sleet and snow and rain
He had a hundred stories about the places that he'd been
He'd hang around a little while and hit the road again
[Chorus]
I'm going to New York City
I never really been there
Just like the way it sounds
He said the girls are pretty
There must be something happening there
It's just too big a town
[Verse 3]
See, I've been to New York City, seems like it was yesterday
I was standing like a pilgrim on the Great White Way
The girls were really pretty, but they wouldn't talk to me
I held out about a week, went back to Tennessee
[Verse 4]
So I thought I'd better warn him and I climbed out of my car
Grabbed his battered suitcase, shouldered his guitar
I knew I was just jealous, if I didn't wish him well
I slipped the kid a twenty, said "Billy, give 'em hell"
[Chorus]
I'm going to New York City
I never really been there
Just like the way it sounds
I heard the girls are pretty
There must be something happening there
It's just too big a town
Going to New York City
I never really been there
Just like the way it sounds
He heard the girls were pretty
There must be something happening there
It's just too big a town
[Outro]
Going to New York City
Going to New York City
Going to New York City
N.Y.C. was written by Steve Earle.
N.Y.C. was produced by The Twangtrust.
Steve Earle released N.Y.C. on Tue Oct 07 1997.