Central Park N West

<br>(ian hunter)<br><br><br><br>The gulf and western garbage<br><br>Just aint the prettiest smell<br><br>When youre sleeping on the 4th floor up<br><br>Its like a living hell<br><br>New yorks finest rounding up the bums<br><br>The firemen get no rest,<br><br>And ambulances signal death, on central park n west.<br><br><br><br>Now there aint no sheets upon my bed,<br><br>Just a mattress and some wine.<br><br>The rain is pouring through the night<br><br>And Im glad my life is mine.<br><br>When frank carillo plays guitar<br><br>Trying to get it off his chest.<br><br>He gets the words he needs tonight<br><br>On central park n west.<br><br><br><br>And I think, I think, I think, I think, I think its the best,<br><br>When Im locked in the middle of new york city on central park n west<br><br>And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know its a mess,<br><br>But youve got to be crazy to live in the city, and new york citys the best.<br><br><br><br>And we all want just someone just like me<br><br>In the city we call home.<br><br>She leaves me sometimes when I write,<br><br>cause I write better on my own.<br><br>Bag ladies take my dollars)<br><br>Put my conscience to the test.<br><br>But waitresses give me coffee free<br><br>On central park n west.<br><br><br><br>So sing soul woman, sing the songs)<br><br>Its time to sing them now.<br><br>Im getting more than high from hearin em<br><br>Dont sing them quiet, sing them loud.<br><br>For you sang with the best of them<br><br>But now youre just a guest.<br><br>I tell you well get a hotel room<br><br>On central park n west.<br><br><br><br>cause I think, I think, I think, I think, I think its the best,<br><br>When Im locked in the middle of new york city on central park n west<br><br>And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know its a mess,<br><br>But youve got to be crazy to live in the city, and new york citys the best.<br><br><br><br>I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, oh yeah.<br><br><br><br>I think, I think, I think, I think, I think its the best,<br><br>When Im locked in the middle of new york city on central park n west.<br><br><br><br>I know, I know, I know, I know, I know its a mess,<br><br>But youve got to be crazy to live in the city, and new york citys the best.