[Verse 1]
Losing ourselves in the East side cliff
Caramel sunset nothing to care
Falling into fairground, sugar on the air
Even now, I can see you there
Always there

[Chorus]
The lights of New York City
Drowning in the Hudson where they belong
We didn't know we were living
You can hear us if you listen
And oh, it's such a pity
We can't meet again when we were young
It's right there in your hand, and then it's gone

[Verse 2]
I wanna run those hotel corridors again
That spill out to a skyline, bloated by the rain
A cold night air meets steam from a train
Hear them gone, just a subway train
Speaking your name

[Chorus]
The lights of New York City
Drowning in the Hudson where they belong
We didn't know we were living
You can hear us if you listen
And oh, it's such a pity
We can't meet again when we were young
It's right there in your hand, then it's gone

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Oh, the lights of New York City
Drowning in the Hudson where they belong
We didn't know we were living
We didn't know we were living
The light of New York City
Broken up and drift into the dawn
We didn't know we were living
You can hear us if you listen
And oh, it's such a pity
We can't meet again when we were young
It's right there in your hand