Is that supposed to be your poker face
  Or was someone run over by a train
  And you were minding your own business
  But you're begging for forgiveness just the same
    And it's running back and forth inside your mind
  Just how that town defined you
  Dressed you up, painted your face
    And now you're leaving New York
  For no better place
    You're awake and trying not to be
  Wrapped around your pillow like a prawn
  And the nighttime's wrapped around you
  Will be until it drops you on the dawn
  >From the C train to the shiny tower
  Kicked around til happy hour found you
  Where you can drink that smirk right off your face
    And now you're leaving New York
  For no better place
    And here is your reflection
  In a building uptown
  A ghost inside some Madison Avenue display
  Like water under bridges
  You're slowly passing by
  As you sail between the rooftops and the sky
    And the bourbon sits inside me
  Right now I'm a puppet in its sway
  And it may be the whiskey talking
  But the whiskey says I miss you every day
    So I taxi to an all-night party
  Park me in the corner in an old chair
  Sip my drink and stare out into space
    And now you're leaving New York
  For no better place