Ilse DeLange
Ilse DeLange
Ilse DeLange
Ilse DeLange
Ilse DeLange
Ilse DeLange
Ilse DeLange
Ilse DeLange
Ilse DeLange
Ilse DeLange
New Amsterdam was the former name given to New York City when it first colonzied by the Dutch. Being Dutch herself, it’s an interesting lyrical choice by Ilse to refer to NYC by it’s former colonial name.
[Verse 1]
We were busy closing down
The only open bar we found
The lights went out and they kicked us out
You kissed me on a corner in China Town
[Verse 2]
We got saved by a gypsy cab
And that bottle of Johnnie Red you had
Your hair messed up and your shoes untied
I watched you sleeping in the morning light
[Chorus 1]
Now a different sun is sinking in the west
Now a different heart is beating in my chest
And I tried and tried, and tried again
But I can't get back to New Amsterdam
But I can't get back to New Amsterdam
[Verse 3]
Down by the bridge on the lower east side
Watching as the river goes rolling by
Did you lose me? Did I lose you?
Suppose it all depends on your point of view
[Chorus 2]
All these downtown streets still look the same
I guess it ain't the bricks and stones that change
And I tried and tried, and tried again
But I can't get back to New Amsterdam
Yeah, I tried and tried, and tried again
But I can't get back to New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam was written by Jake Etheridge & Matthew Crosby & Rob Crosby & Ilse DeLange.
New Amsterdam was produced by T Bone Burnett.
Ilse DeLange released New Amsterdam on Fri Sep 06 2019.