I used to think that New York City 我常想，纽约市

Fell from grace with God 从恩典与上帝下跌

And innocence abroad 和国外的清白

Waged a war for the underdog 发动一场战争的失败者

When the snow falls 当降雪

And Central Park looks like a Christmas card 和中央公园看起来像一个圣诞贺卡

I just looked beyond the bagman 我只是看着超越推销员

And the madness that makes this city hard 这使得这个城市辛勤的疯狂

   

I heard a basketball 我听到一个篮球

Somewhere out beyond a chain link fence 冥冥之中，超出勾花网

Inner city prisoners 内城的囚犯

Argue for the right of self-defense 主张自卫权

But there's a fast break 但是有一个快攻

And every work of art wakes something in the soul 与艺术的各项工作醒来的东西的灵魂

Just focus on the brush strokes 只专注于笔触

And the bouquets that the dancers hold 和舞者持花束

   

Spanish Harlem still sounds good to me 西班牙哈莱姆还是听起来很不错

Yeah Mona Lisa's getting older 是啊蒙娜丽莎的年纪越来越大

Standing in the shadow of Miss Liberty 站在自由女神小姐的影子

While I walk along the west side 虽然我一直向前走，西侧

Down through Little Italy 向下穿过小意大利

Searching for the city that 搜索的城市，

That took away the kid in me 那拿走了孩子的我