I always thought it was you, you always thought it was me
We always thought we were it, seemed like a real perfect fit
Those Brooklyn nights set us free

I always thought even though, we were so young we could grow
Up in the end it'd be us, we'd take the F or the bus
Where Brooklyn nights set us free

It's not that I don't wanna love you (don't wanna love you)
It's not that I'm really over it (you know, you know)
It's just that I can't watch us bleed to death
When we used to be, Brooklyn nights happy

I miss that cheap chandelier, 'member when dad hung it there
And we would watch Rocky 4,, the one where the Russian scored
I love Brigitte Nielsens hair

I'd call you're my champion, thought we had already won
And cracked open one last beer, falling asleep in our tears,
Those Brooklyn Nights set us free

It's not that I don't wanna love you (don't wanna love you)
It's not that I'm really over it (you know, you know)
It's just that I can't watch us bleed to death
When we used to be, Brooklyn nights happy

I found an old pair of keys in my purse, that opened the lockup we shared
How did they get there, jerk, I wanna see you there, I wanna make it work
I didn't brush my hair and my lashes are falling, after 7 years of our bad luck dating
I want one last night there, a Brooklyn Night affair (a Brooklyn Night affair)

It's not that I don't wanna love you (don't wanna love you)
It's not that I'm really over it (you know, you know)
It's just that I can't watch us bleed to death
When we used to be, Brooklyn nights happy

It's not that I don't wanna love you
'Cause I really tried
And I just wanna hang with the old you
For just one Brooklyn night, I do

Have a drink with you former self
We both won't act like someone else
Maybe then we'd both tell the truth
For just one Brooklyn night, I do