New York City
Rose Caitlin Lyrics

New York City, I met a man
I arrived in New York City and encountered a man

Told me that his name was Dan
The man introduced himself as Dan

Said I don't know who I am
Dan indicated his uncertainty of his own identity

Just who I wanna be
Dan knows who he wants to be

Told me that he didn't care
Dan expressed his indifference to certain things

Ran his fingers through my hair
Dan touched my hair

Tossed a coin up in the air
Dan flipped a coin in the air

Said 'tails, come home with me'
Dan invited me to go home with him if the coin landed on tails

Heads went down, so I went
Since the coin landed on heads, I went somewhere else

To the apartment of a friend
I went to a friend's apartment

Where I didn't have to pay no rent
I was able to stay there without paying rent

Or be good company
I didn't need to be entertaining or pleasant to live there

New York's a good time to let go
Being in New York is a good opportunity to let loose

They're too fast and you're too slow
The city is moving too quickly for you to keep up

And New York's a good time to let go
Again, being in New York presents an opportunity to relax and be free

Johnny of Brooklyn, born and bred
I met a man named Johnny from Brooklyn

To put ideas into my head
Johnny spoke to me about certain things to influence me

Can't remember what he said
I cannot recall what Johnny had told me

But I know it wasn't true
Regardless of what was said, I know that it was not truthful

Asked him if he had a light
I asked Johnny if he had a lighter

Asked me 'honey where are you sleepin' tonight?'
Johnny inquired about my sleeping arrangements

I said 'one thing I know, johnny, is I'm not going home with you'
I declined Johnny's invitation to go home with him

So I got lost on the lower east side
I became disoriented in the Lower East Side of New York

'Cause I pissed off my tour guide
This was caused by upsetting my tour guide earlier

I was lucky to be alive
The situation I found myself in was potentially dangerous

Underneath these city lights
This took place amid the lights of New York

There's acid rain that stained my jeans
My jeans were discolored by acid rain

Made them go from blue to green
The rain altered the color of my jeans from blue to green

Made me look just like some kind of acid-washed-up movie queen
The effect of the acid rain on me made me look like a washed-up movie star

Bleached my hair, stained my face
My hair was lightened and my face was discolored

Made me drink just for the taste
To overcome the unpleasant feeling caused by the rain, I drank alcohol for its taste

And to burn out the monster this town has brought out in me
Drinking also helped to relieve the stress and anxiety brought on by life in the city

So Tennessee, when I get home
Addressing someone from Tennessee, I specify what will happen when I return home

You just better leave me alone
This person should not bother me

Don't try to claim me as your own
I do not want to be taken as someone else's possession

I'm not the girl I used to be
I am different from the person I used to be

And New York's a good time to let go
Reiterating the message that New York presents an opportunity to unwind

Cause they're much too fast
The speed of life in the city is too much to handle

And you're too slow
I am not equipped to deal with the fast-paced lifestyle

And New York's a good time to let go
Once again, New York represents a chance to be free of stress and anxiety

And New York's a good time to let go
Final reiteration of the notion that being in New York can be a liberating experience