That's why New York's my home New York's my home, sweet home But it hasn't got There's a rumor going around That some of you good people Want to leave this town But you better consult me before you go 'Cause I've been in all these places

Angels love bad men that's how it's always been They give their whole hearts when they fall Love holds their hearts against the wall When his stolen gold has turned to rust He rides off in a cloud of dust Lookin' for a border he can cross She'll stand by

And all that I've lost, and all that I've won Don't mean nothing more when you open your eyes and they're gone We try to stay young, by chasing the sun You blink for too long, the swans sing a song After all we've been told, we're still flesh and bone

You know I, this is James Brown I'm such a lover of people Because people did so much for me I'm a lover of all humanity, all man kind And I feel that he who has been successful Should look out of for his fellow man, his brother I feel that's my role,

Take my scars Through hands of God I found a better way To break the walls It's been around for a thousand years And it'll be here for plenty more It is the face hidden in disgrace That has become now an open sore It is a false messiah

There's nothing to say now The feelings are already dead (they're dead) And I don't believe there's a way now All that is said has been said (been said) I'm waiting for another day, another way I don't believe that you can make all the pain go away So

All that has been, all that's to be No tomorrow, the demise of sanity Where have I gone, blacked out on my death ride Twisted and broken down, forever on the wrong side Twisted and broken down You've never known such fear, you've never shed such tears

Hold onto hope if you got it Don't let it go for nobody And they say that dreaming is free But I wouldn't care what it cost me Man, you really know how to get someone down Everything was fine, until you came around And I've been chasing after dreamers in

Here she comes a walkin' talkin' true love Sayin' I been lookin' for you love Surprise your new love has arrived Out of the blue clear sky. You swear you've had enough, you're ready to give up On that little lie they call love, then out of the blue clear

All my life I've been waiting for you My wonderful one Living all my life All my love Has been waiting for you My life is sublime Now that I'm