To Be Young in NYC - Skaters

Girl your not on the phone

So why your talking so loud

You seem a little too proud

What the hell are you all about

He’s gotta place on ninth street

She ain’t been home in a week

Let’s go meet up with our friends

And have a smoke in the heap

Don’t be nervous

Who’s gonna tell

There’s no one around, but me

To be young in New York City

To be young in New York City

On the train last week

I bumped into my friends

Said there’s a party near the pier

I hoped she might be there

Oh did you hear about him

And his little broken heart

They said that he was untrue

I heard she fucked half the block

To be young in New York City

To be young in New York City

A generation of jokes

Directionless, on our feet

So take a seat on the curb

I got no place to be

She said what are your goals

Where are your ambitious needs

Well I guess they must be in my other jeans

To be young in New york city

To be young in New york city

To be young in New york city

To be young in New york city

While you sit on the phone

You can’t be who you want to become

When your rich and young

When your rich and young

When your rich and dumb

When your rich and young