The East River

If I had a girl on 9th avenue
 I know exactly what she would do
 She would wander at dawn look around At folks
 Find someone better looking who tells Better jokes
 And then she'd leave me and I'd walk Back east alone
 9 8 7th avenue
 Now I'm crossing Madison
 Sobbing on Park Avenue
 Feeling bad on Lexington
 3 2 1st avenue
 Going east with the wind
 Cross the FDR to the east river
 Fall right in
 And if I had a girl on 10th avenue
 I know exactly what she would do
 She would wander at day look at all the Guys
 Find someone who'se read more books And has bluer eyes
 And then she'd leave me and I'd walk Back east alone
 9 8 7th avenue
 Now I'm crossing Madison
 Sobbing on Park Avenue
 Feeling bad on Lexington
 3 2 1st avenue
 Going east with the wind
 Cross the FDR to the east river
 Fall right in
 And if I had a girl on 11th avenue
 I know exactly what she would do
 She would wander at night hang around At bars
 Find someone who draws better and Plays prettier guitar
 And then she'd leave me and I'd walk Back east alone
 9 8 7th avenue
 Now I'm crossing Madison
 Sobbing on Park Avenue
 Feeling bad on Lexington
 3 2 1st avenue
 Going east with the wind
 Cross the FDR to the east river
 Throw myself in
 Until the scum in the east river would Drown me
 The phlegm and rotten rats would Surround me
 The shattered cars at the bottom all Around me
 Until I was just another scum in the East river
 And when I become the scum it's my Job to drown
 The pathetic hopes and failures of the Next unloved clown
 Though maybe it would be a girl and We could become scum together
 Decompose as the river flows
 Become one scum together
 Become one forever
 One bloated rotten putrid scum forever
 9 8 7th avenue
 Now I'm crossing Madison
 Sobbing on Park Avenue
 Feeling bad on Lexington
 3 2 1st avenue
 Going east with the wind
 Cross the FDR to the east river
 Fall right in