I'm in a New York state of mind Out of touch with the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, the Daily News It comes down to reality, and it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide I don't care if it's Chinatown or on

Hello America, hello America Yeah, I'm gonna try Hollywood and San Pedro Bay I'm gonna give my love to you Well I'm takin' me a trip I'm going down to California I'll tell ya what I'm gonna do I'm gonna take you where the lights are bright I'm gonna give

Now add tequila! When life gives you limes You make margaritas! You take it all with a grain of salt And realize sometimes it ain't your fault You got something you don't wanna remember That's when you need to just throw it in a blender And have a good

Tell the world My mistake was to love you, girl Love you, girl My mistake was to love you, boy My mistake was to give my all My mistake was to give you all First I had you In the palm of my hand But I let you slip through

Weep not for roads untraveled Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, Weep not for paths left lone 'Cause beyond every bend is a long blinding end It's the worst kind of pain I've known Give up your heart left broken And let that mistake pass on 'Cause the love that you

For givers, no takers An angel who never got wings You find Jesus and it's too late He's already closed the front gate And the sign's flashing no vacancy Love letters on wet paper You've broken my heart for the last time You promised the truth, and you

I'll be right where I wanna be Take a left here boy, take it slow Don't get distracted by that radio I just rolled my eyes and I said, "Daddy, I know I'm fifteen, I ain't green like some ol' ten year old" What I wouldn't give to be sixteen, wild and free

You're going down with me baby if I fall If I fall you're going down with me You can't take back every little chill you give me You're going down with me baby heart and all ooh yeah Was it the pull of the moon now baby That led you to my door You say the

I never knew anybody 'til I knew you I was born to be yours And I know when it rains, oh, it pours And I know I was born to be yours I was born, born, born, born You take me for a fool I was born, born, born I know I've given up A hundred times before

Take me for what I am Who I was meant to be And if you give a damn Take me baby or leave me Every single day I walk down the street I hear people say, "Baby so sweet" Ever since puberty Everybody stares at me