I've seen the lights go out on Broadway-I saw the Empire State laid low.
And life went on beyond the Palisades,They all bought bright Cadillacs-
And left there long ago.We held a concert out in Brooklyn-
To watch the Island bridges blow.They turned our power down,
And drove us underground-But we went right on with the show...
I've seen the lights go out on Broadway-I saw the ruins at my feet,
You know we almost didn't notice it-
We'd see it all the time on Forty-Second Street.
They burned the churches up in Harlem-Like in that Spanish Civil War-
The flames were everywhere,But no one really cared-
It always burned up there before....I saw the lights go out on Broadway-
I watched the mighty skyline fall.The boats were waiting at the Battery,
The union went on strike-They never sailed at all.
They sent a carrier out from Norfolk-And picked the Yankees up for free.
They said that Queens could stay,They blew the Bronx away-
And sank Manhattan out to sea....You know those lights were bright on Broadway-
But that was so many years ago...Before we all lived here in Florida-
Before the Mafia took over Mexico.There are not many who remember-
They say a handful still survive...To tell the world about...
The way the lights went out,And keep the memory alive....
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