Billy Joel - Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway) Lyrics
I've seen the lights go out on Broadway-I saw the Empire State laid low.And life went on beyond the Palisades,They all bought bright Cadillacs-And left there long ago.We held a concert out in Brooklyn-To watch the Island bridges blow.They turned our power down,And drove us underground-But we went right on with the show...I've seen the lights go out on Broadway-I saw the ruins at my feet,You know we almost didn't notice it-We'd see it all the time on Forty-Second Street.They burned the churches up in Harlem-Like in that Spanish Civil War-The flames were everywhere,But no one really cared-It always burned up there before....I saw the lights go out on Broadway-I watched the mighty skyline fall.The boats were waiting at the Battery,The union went on strike-They never sailed at all.They sent a carrier out from Norfolk-And picked the Yankees up for free.They said that Queens could stay,They blew the Bronx away-And sank Manhattan out to sea....You know those lights were bright on Broadway-But that was so many years ago...Before we all lived here in Florida-Before the Mafia took over Mexico.There are not many who remember-They say a handful still survive...To tell the world about...The way the lights went out,And keep the memory alive....
