Music: Amy Ray
In the Geminid shower
you flew away through Orion's sky
the maverick queen of our galaxy
Play these tunes I wrote for her
you and your golden ear and flare for words
tell us how you hung the stars
'Cause I am useless in this aging hour
Of broken pipe dreams in a skyline of water towers
I crave the night, can't shake it from my sight
You knew me every time, you knew me every time
On the way, I fell for every mountain rangΠ΅
Every endless sky, Π΅very painted pony plain
Every arrowhead this kid could fly
But on the hoof, I found New York
Getting groomed for some big tour
Holding hands with girls down the streets and avenues
Make it count in the music biz
And that's what you did
But me, I am still wandering
'Cause I crave the trying
Can't shake it from my mind
You saw me every time
You saw me every time
"Don't take the subway, baby, let's just walk," we'd say,
'til our longing turns to day
Remember when Alphabet City was a wilderness to you and me,
before Rudy had his way
And they kept it all shut down
From Jones Beach to the Mercury Lounge
After you left, the shit really hit the fan
So we took it to the streets
Crying, "No justice, no peace"
All for one, one for all, here comes the show
Hey, turn on your radio
Yeah, we took it to the streets
Freedom is not free
"Don't take the subway, baby, let's just walk," we'd say
'til our longing turns to day
Remember when Alphabet City was a wilderness to you and me,
before Rudy had his way
This Georgia girl has got it bad for New York