Given the title and references to Broadway, this song is clearly referring to a time before two parties in a relationship drifted apart spent in New York City (and the Hudson River that runs alongside the city).
This is also far from the first song of Amy’s about New York or the United States. “L.A...
[Verse 1]
I seen this guy on a Saturday night
You're looking good, yeah, you're shining bright
Seen the girls in their high heeled shoes
Looking for love, they've got nothing to lose
Seen the boys in their skinny jeans
Acting out, yeah, they're living the dream
Feel the weight here upon my shoulders
The world is spinning as I am getting older
[Pre-Chorus]
What happened through these years
All I feel is fear and doubt
What happened to the confidence
I'm older now
[Chorus]
Where did it all go wrong, my love, where did we fall apart?
Summer in the 70s, living like a king and queen
Looking back on where we are
Where did it all go wrong, my love, where did we drift away?
Walking along the Hudson, singing you my love song
Never let it fade away
[Verse 2]
Seen your smile from across that room
All the girls here, they're looking at you
Seen your face under disco lights
The room is spinning but I feel all right
Time will tell if we'll be together
I dreamt about it where it didn't go better
Here I am and there you stand alone, in the dark, no one to romance
[Pre-Chorus]
What happened to the girl I was
I stopped believing in it all
I never realised that life would take my all
[Chorus]
Where did it all go wrong, my love, where did we fall apart?
Summer in the 70s, living like a king and queen
Looking back on where we are
Where did it all go wrong, my love, where did we drift away?
Walking along the Hudson, singing you my love song
Never let it fade away
[Bridge]
Running down where they twinkle on Broadway
Young and naïve and we were so damn reckless
Looking through the lovers and you don't know who you are, are
Now I know that there's nothing I'd change
We were running riot, we were playing the game
True love is only something you hear in the songs
It doesn't really last that long
[Chorus]
Where did it all go wrong, my love, where did we fall apart?
Summer in the 70s, living like a king and queen
Looking back on where we are
Where did it all go wrong, my love, where did we drift away?
Walking along the Hudson, singing you my love song
Never let it fade away
Where did it all go wrong, my love, where did we fall apart?
Summer in the 70s, living like a king and queen
Looking back on where we are
Where did it all go wrong, my love, where did we drift away?
Walking along the Hudson, singing you my love song
Never let it fade away
The Hudson was written by Amy MacDonald & Matt Jones.
The Hudson was produced by Jim Abbiss.
Amy MacDonald released The Hudson on Thu Aug 27 2020.