Gone, gone from New York City
Where you going to go with a head that empty?
Gone, gone from New York City
Where you going to go with a heart that gone?

Down, down to Mexico City
Caught myself a lady, she'll know how to treat me
Down, down to Mexico City
Caught myself a lady to lay me down, lay me down

All my friends want you to know
I'm going to miss you when I go
But I'll see you down your road
Meet me at the station way down low
Way down low

Gone, gone from New York City
Where you going to go with a head that empty?
Gone, gone from New York City
Where you going to go with a heart that gone?
Where you going to go with a heart that gone?

Gone, gone from New York City
Where you going to go with a head that empty?
Gone, gone from New York City
Where you going to go with a heart that gone?
Where you going to go with a heart that gone?
Where you going to go with a heart that gone?


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    i don't think it sounds like dark at all.

    i wish this song was longer too. my boyfriend and i listened to this album carefully together the day it came out, and when the full band comes in closer to the end, i was like "wow, i love that opening!" and...then it ended. so...lame. but it's so good!

    Misseveruson August 09, 2008   Link

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