I just heard you're leavingnOne less soul to call a friendnOne less night in my weekendnYeahnnI question your reasonsnI'm not one to give advicenTell you how to live your lifenI said heynThere's nothing there for you but pain and fearnLive on the crest of chasing famenIf no one knows your face then no one knows your namenI said heynAnd I hope I didn't let you downnWell we all want what's best for younI just hope that you've thought this throughnnWell I never really thought that you would ever leave this townn'Cause you're not the kind of girl to ever let us downnBut if you decide to leavenPlease take me to New York with younnAll your funny little waysnWill be missed nAnd I will take your hand when you leavenl'll chase my words so I can't speak, yeahnWe both know we had a chancenWe chose faith instead of sensenAnd we all knew the truthnThat New York girl, she loved you (hey, hey)nnAnd I envy what you wish to donYeah, leave this town and make a lifenGet your name in neon lightsnI said hey (hey)nBut the city, it won't wait for younlt crushes people's souls'nAnd keeps the devil on his toesnnI never really thought that you ever leave this townn'Cause you're not the kind of girl to ever let us downnBut if you decide to leave nPlease take me to New York with younnOh we all got up to seenThe queen of town got up to leavenThe last time we will ever seenWe'll leave this place is historynTook me by the hand and she saidnCome with me my friend