We love you, Taylor. But NYC is not a glamorous walk in the park for everyone. How about this more realistic version:
Welcome to New York
It could take you or leave you
Welcome to New York
You could turn around tomorrow and everything would go on just fine without you
It’s a new soundtrack of car horns and ambulance sirens
The lights are so bright that you’ll never see the stars again
When you first drop your bags on the apartment floor
Say goodbye to central AC and any sense of privacy
Everybody here wishes they had more money
Your one bedroom on Central Park West will always be a distant dream
Welcome to New York
Be ready with one month’s deposit
Welcome to New York
Just try and figure out our subway system
It’s a new soundtrack of change jingling at the bottom of your piggy bank
The lights are so bright that Times Square looks like daytime at 2am
Welcome to New York
It’s been waiting for your income tax
Welcome to New York
It seems liberal but Mayor De Blasio is afraid of women’s breasts
Like any great love
It tears you apart from the inside out
Like any real love
It will seduce you and then steal all your money
Like any true love
You’re sure to get lost in it
And there are several things you want to change but you lie to yourself and say it’s perfect
Welcome to New York
You’ll suffer through it because it’s cool
Welcome to New York
Welcome to New York
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