Hello, my name is Oliver and I'm gonna tell you a story,
It's about a young girl...

She's only fifteen years old and has blonde hair
and blue eyes,
She lives with her parents in New Jersey and they
love her very much.
And one night, she and her friends decided,
They were going to come to New York City.
"My parents are away and I'll take their car,
They will never know. We're gonna have a great
time!" she said.

And they drove over the George Washington Bridge,
And drove downtown to the Limelight.
"Wow, look at the line." "Don't worry,
I know the guy at the door, we'll get in."
And they did. "So many people,
Look at that guy's shoes...they must be a mile high."
And she turned around and bumped into a really
cute guy.

They had a good time, they danced for hours and hours,
And she had a few drinks too.
"Hey," he said, "My roommate's not home,
And, well, I was wondering if you wanna, you
know...
Come to my place? I just don't wanna, I just
don't wanna be alone."
And she said "Yes."

So they got into a taxi and went to 3rd Avenue
and 11th Street,
To The NYU dorm rooms and went upstairs and sat
on his bed.
And he said, "Take this pill..." and she did.
And then she said, "What did you just give me?"
"Ecstasy." he said.

And then...he fucked her all night, fucked her all night,
Fucked her all night, fucked her all night...
It's just one night in NYC, one night in NYC,
One night in NYC, it's just one night in NYC.


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    NiKiTa is there like a video to it or something?

    saneon May 05, 2002   Link

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