Some of the better lyrics from one of the better songs I’ve heard in recent years. Fountains of Wayne writes some good tunes. Big thanks to Czelticgirl for recommending them.<\/p>\n
Is that supposed to be your poker face
\n Or was someone run over by a train
\n And you were minding your own business
\n But you’re begging for forgiveness just the same<\/p>\n
And it’s running back and forth inside your mind
\n Just how that town defined you
\n Dressed you up, painted your face<\/p>\n
And now you’re leaving New York
\n For no better place<\/p>\n
You’re awake and trying not to be
\n Wrapped around your pillow like a prawn
\n And the nighttime’s wrapped around you
\n Will be until it drops you on the dawn
\n From the C train to the shiny tower
\n Kicked around til happy hour found you
\n Where you can drink that smirk right off your face<\/p>\n
And now you’re leaving New York
\n For no better place<\/p>\n
And here is your reflection
\n In a building uptown
\n A ghost inside some Madison Avenue display
\n Like water under bridges
\n You’re slowly passing by
\n As you sail between the rooftops and the sky<\/p>\n
And the bourbon sits inside me
\n Right now I’m a puppet in its sway
\n And it may be the whiskey talking
\n But the whiskey says I miss you every day<\/p>\n
So I taxi to an all-night party
\n Park me in the corner in an old chair
\n Sip my drink and stare out into space<\/p>\n
And now you’re leaving New York
\n For no better place<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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