maybe i should wander
through these streets a little longer
hey new york city
won`t you welcome me back home 
and darling i love you
but i swear that i`ll be gone
by the time you figure out what you want

maybe i should wander
through my solitude a little longer
turn your head now sailor
well i used to be so much stronger
how in the hell did i get here 
in this city so alone
oh sometimes life seems so long

chorus
you can`t soothe me with your sweet voice
if i can`t be your first choice
you can`t soothe me with your deep eyes
if i can`t be your first prize
you can`t soothe me with affection
if it`s pointed in the wrong direction
unless you think i`m perfection
unless you think i`m perfection

maybe i should wander
through these streets a little longer
find my ruthless angel
that will carry me back home
cause we all wanna go home
and we search for love our whole lives
i found a man who only wants to be alone

repeat chorus

maybe down the road who knows 
you`ll get it together
with all your charm my hope grows
it`s wonderful
but you`re flirting only as a friend
you touch my heart
and promise everything

it`ll be a mighty cold winter
five million people
couldn`t one of them be you 
and darling i love you
but i swear that i`ll be gone
by the time you figure out
what you want

repeat chorus