No Better Place
Is that supposed to be your poker face
Or was someone run over by a train?
Youâ"š¬â"ž¢re minding your own business
But youâ"š¬â"ž¢re begging for forgiveness
Just the same
And itâ"š¬â"ž¢s running back and forth inside your mind
Just how that town defined you
Dressed you up, painted on your face
And now youâ"š¬â"ž¢re leaving New York
For no better place
Youâ"š¬â"ž¢re waking, trying not to be
Wrapped around your pillow like a prawn
The nighttimeâ"š¬â"ž¢s wrapped around you
â"š¬í‹Å“Will be until it traps you on the dawn
From the C-Train to the shiny tower
Kicked around till happy hour found you
Where you can drink that smirk right off your face
And now youâ"š¬â"ž¢re leaving New York
For no better place
And here is your reflection
In a building uptown
A ghost is at some Madison Avenue display
Like water under bridges
Youâ"š¬â"ž¢re slowly passing by
She sailed between the rooftops and the sky
And the bourbon sits inside me
Right now Iâ"š¬â"ž¢m a puppet in its sway
And it may be the whiskey talking
But the whiskey says, â"š¬í…"Iâ"š¬â"ž¢ll miss you every dayâ"š¬?
So I taxi to an all-night party
Park me in a corner, in an old chair
Sip my drink and stare out into space
And now youâ"š¬â"ž¢re leaving New York
For no better place
And now youâ"š¬â"ž¢re leaving New York
For no better place