New York in October

New York in October

I'm alone in my hotel room it's the middle of the night
Don't tell me that I'm wrong now, 'cause boy I've seen that light
On the East side of Manhattan there is no wrong from right
And I'm gonna build my rainbow while the end is still in sight.

'Cause I'm leaving in the morning for those California skies
I'm tired of my duty and a load of compromise
I've left it all behind me but you've made me realize
Now there's something more to living and that's where the secret lies.

Taxis blow their horns below me, you can bet that I'll be back
There's nothing for me out there but there's one thing that I lack
And it's goodbye the Big Apple I'm going back in black
Till the day I am your equal --I've been broken on the rack.

Will you be waiting for me on that vague and future day
Oh, man --I may not know you but I trust you in my way
If you're gonna turn away from mee there's nothing more to say
It's too late now, I'm too far gone and in no mood to play.

San Francisco it ain't my place but it's where I'm going to
New York God knows I love ya but this doubt I'm going through
It's way too much, I'm all alone --oh, babe I thought I knew
The right side up of living that's before I knew of you.

I'm scared of what my heart wants 'cause I think it may be love
You're laughing now, you don't believe but when push comes to shove
You may discover loneliness --oh, man, you ain't so tough
So I'm waiting for that day when you know you've had enough.

It's three am...where are you now, and who is in your arms
My dear, it's all so boring...another victim to your charms
Where will she be that cloudy day you~ heart sounds its alarm
And it's you who needs a loving heart to keep you safe from harm.

She won't be there, they never are when it comes down to the start
But now I won't be, either...goodbye, love...I've given up the part
'Cause being your old lady it just took too much heart
When the beat stops sounding for you then it's best to just depart.