The consequences
Of my behavior
Have made me look hard
To find a savior
But this train ain't bound for glory
It's only a local
Bound for Brooklyn

Now that you're gone
The hardest part is going on
Saying goodbye
Is not as sad as saying we tried
But we did all we could do
Yeah, we did all we could do
One becomes two

I'm as lost
As a boy can be
In a city of grids
And numbered streets
Now I'm turning a corner
I can't be lonely
The landmarks all know me

Now that you're gone
The hardest part is going on
Saying goodbye
Is not as sad as saying we tried
But we did all we could do
Yeah, we did all we could do

We said the wrong things at the wrong times
Covered the old ground across the new lines
Leaving behind a life once entwined with you
One becomes two

The statues sleep
In Central Park
The sidewalks talk
After dark
Me, I count the change
We saved up for so long
To get out of this town

Now that you're gone
The hardest part is going on
Saying goodbye
Is not as sad as saying we tried
But we did all we could do
Yeah, we did all we could do
We did all we could do
Yeah, we did all we could do
One becomes two
One becomes two
One becomes two


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