New Amsterdam

We were busy closin' down
 The only open bar we found
 The lights went off and they kicked us out
 You kissed me on a corner in Chinatown
 We got saved by a gypsy cab
 And that bottle of Johnnie Red that you had
 Your hair messed up and your shoes untied
 I watched you sleepin' in the mornin' light
 Now a different sun is sinkin' in the West
 Now a different heart is beating in my chest
 And I tried and tried, and tried again
 But I can't get back to New Amsterdam
 But I can't get back to New Amsterdam
 Down by the bridge on the lower East side
 Watchin' as the river goes rollin' by
 Did you lose me or did I lose you?
 I suppose it all depends on your point of view
 All these downtown streets still look the same
 I guess it ain't the bricks and stones that change
 And I tried and tried, and tried again
 But I can't get back to New Amsterdam
 Yeah, I tried and tried, and tried again
 But I can't get back to New Amsterdam