New York was a blur, her face is flushed As if a bitter cold Brooklyn shook it out as if it touched She says, I used to sleep without a stir But these nights I toss and turn While everything I love is caught between, caught between So settle New York, wipe the frost off of Brooklyn 'Til it's lost on you, settle into New York was a blur, the streets ran wild With the lights and sounds for youth on trial The air is crisp with smoke as we tread the streets alone Slipping in and out of bars as we battle our way home So settle New York, wipe the frost off of Brooklyn 'Til it's lost on you, I'm settling into something I should do Come on ma'am, please see me off I depart at quarter to, you've only lost A couple of minutes of the time we've left Chase that lush with a drink, she says I have got bigger problems than this It was that faith that I could find us a home But I'm damn sure this cities swallowed me whole Settle New York, wipe the frost off of Brooklyn 'Til it's lost on you, I'm settling into something I should do Come on ma'am, please see me off I depart at quarter to, you've only lost A couple of minutes of the time we've left New York was a blur, the colors flushed As if a bitter cold Brooklyn shook it out as if it touched She says, I used to sleep without a stir But these nights I toss and turn [Incomprehensible] caught between, caught between