Roller Coaster Town Songtext

Going back to Brooklyn to see my old friends
All the way back through the streets of Gravesend
Get up on the subway, I can read the old sign
Travelling down through the Coney Island of my mind

New York's my home
Born a thousand yards from the Cyclone
And every time I turn and look around
I realize how much I love this roller-coaster town
Good God… watch me now…

Going up to Harlem to my father's old place
It's long gone now but there was peace in xxxx's days
Cross the Boulevards with Malcolm X and Doctor King
Walk the Avenues and I'll show you what tomorrow will bring

New York's my home
New York's my home sweet home
And every time I turn and look around
I realize how much I love this roller-coaster town
New York's the place
Where everybody's here from the human race
Where they lift you up when you're feeling down
That's why I love this roller-coaster town


(Thanks to Peter L Patrick for these lyrics)