Lyrics:

I've Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway-
i Saw The Empire State Laid Low.
and Life Went On Beyond The Palisades,
they All Bought Bright Cadillacs-
and Left There Long Ago.
we Held A Concert Out In Brooklyn-
to Watch The Island Bridges Blow.
they Turned Our Power Down,
and Drove Us Underground-
but We Went Right On With The Show...
i've Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway-
i Saw The Ruins At My Feet,
you Know We Almost Didn't Notice It-
we'd See It All The Time On Forty-Second Street.
they Burned The Churches Up In Harlem-
like In That Spanish Civil War-
the Flames Were Everywhere,
but No One Really Cared-
it Always Burned Up There Before....
i Saw The Lights Go Out On Broadway-
i Watched The Mighty Skyline Fall.
the Boats Were Waiting At The Battery,
the Union Went On Strike-
they Never Sailed At All.
they Sent A Carrier Out From Norfolk-
and Picked The Yankees Up For Free.
they Said That Queens Could Stay,
they Blew The Bronx Away-
and Sank Manhattan Out To Sea....
you Know Those Lights Were Bright On Broadway-
but That Was So Many Years Ago...
before We All Lived Here In Florida-
before The Mafia Took Over Mexico.
there Are Not Many Who Remember-
they Say A Handful Still Survive...
to Tell The World About...
the Way The Lights Went Out,
and Keep The Memory Alive....
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eric Wincentsen
267@ef.gc.maricopa.edu
glendale Community College,
Glendale, Arizona