New York Lament Horace Silver

[Verse 1]
New York lament
Goodbye high rent blues—dues
Miss your glamour and your clamor
But I must say

[Chorus]
Goodbye, farewell
So long, New York

[Verse 2]
New York lament
Lack of pride sent you—to
Wreck and ruin, garbage strewn
So I must say

[Chorus]
Goodbye, farewell
So long, New York

[Bridge]
Never thought that I would ever leave
Or my love for you would ever sour

[Verse 3]
New York lament
All those years spent there—where?
Cultivation's now stagnation
So I must say