I used to think that I could settle around I used to wait to be a star But then I open up my eyes and found It's very hard there where they are I used to wish upon uncertainty Hoping there would be my name Then when I searched there's no more hurry in me Building bridges was my game And I'll carry on To the lonely one Love was to blame Bad New York city Let me down under the bridge of time I'm slowly drown Paralyzed by modesty And crippled with reality Sad New York city Hear my plea Turn back the sands of cruel destiny Turn down complete And gently lay me down to sleep My life was full of so much purity And every day I lived was real But deep inside I found security Like a gambler when he wins a deal And I'll carry on To the lonely one Love is to blame Bad New York city Let me down under the bridge of time I'm slowly drown Paralyzed by modesty And crippled with reality Sad New York city Hear my plea Turn back the sands of cruel destiny Turn down complete And gently lay me down to sleep Bad New York city Let me down under the bridge of time I'm slowly drown Paralyzed by modesty And crippled with reality Sad New York city Hear my plea Turn back the sands of cruel destiny Turn down complete And gently lay me down Bad New York city Let me down under the bridge of time I'm slowly drown Paralyzed by modesty And crippled with reality Sad New York city Hear my plea Turn back the sands of cruel destiny Turn down complete And gently lay me down Bad New York city Let me down under the bridge of time I'm slowly drown Paralyzed by modesty And crippled with reality Sad New York city Hear my plea Turn back the sands of cruel destiny Turn down complete And gently