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Artist: The Raveonettes
Canonical path: /the-raveonettes/new-york-was-great
Related lyric paths: 6
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New York Was Great
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New York Was Great
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And new york was great and we loved it all
And new york was great and we loved it all
But time was riding fast upon my shoulders
What a shame
What a shame
What a shame
The nighttime was painted black with fun
The nighttime was painted black with fun
But all the time the light shone it through it all
What a drag
What a drag
What a drag
And in bars drunk we knew it all
And promises we spilled out in the night
And promises we spilled out in the night
What a trip
What a trip
What a trip
And the stars we plucked from great black skies
And the stars we plucked from new york skies
We placed them all in front of us and laughed
What a trip
What a trip
What a trip
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