New York City Lullaby

Folks next door are screaming
Making love or having a fight
Doesn’t make much difference
New York City lullaby

Sirens in the distance
Filling up the night
Someone in a world of hurt
New York City lullaby

A drunk under a street light
Higher than a kite
Singing out his misery
New York lullaby

Downtown subway rumbling
Steel wheels on the fly
Thunder from the underworld
New York City lullaby

Cars up and down the westside
An endless stream of lights
Heading home or heading out
New York City lullaby

Pigeons on my window ledge
Cooing close and tight
Kitty Cat yowls in the alley
New York lullaby

Beauty sleeps beside me
Breathes gentle as a sigh
Maybe she’ll stay a while
New York City lullaby