In the city that never sleeps they're panhandling forgiveness The change was too fast to be seen then vanished with a sealed kiss When my faded jeans & paraded dreams Colored me so obvious Measure me in crooked smiles Measure me in long-logged brutal miles A Cyclone; dive fast hearts collide, too young to celebrate it Subway rides, bridges, divides; too tough to die outdated Before the aftermath, the die was cast and it was complicated Measure me in crooked smiles Measure me in long-logged brutal miles Beyond the burning Bowery From here to eternity