Lyrics Standing Down In New York Town - Ralph McTell
Hey,
buddy,
can
you
spare
me
some
change?
Me
and
my
lady
trying
to
get
back
to
Detroit
They′re
ripping
off
the
customers
and
tearing
the
buildings
down
The
ship
seems
to
be
sinking,
and
everyone's
moving
out
But
maybe
it′s
just
the
way
I
feel
For
some
have
been
so
kind
Maybe
it's
just
that
I'm
far
from
home
And
you,
and
you
and
you,
been
on
my
mind
Faces
in
the
curtains
whilst
the
sirens
were
screaming
Disturbing
the
dreaming
that
I
had
without
sleep
Hustlers
on
the
block
taking
every
cent
I
got
So
it′s
dollars
for
the
barman
to
give
my
mind
some
ease
But
maybe
it′s
just
the
way
I
feel
For
some
have
been
so
kind
Maybe
it's
just
that
I′m
far
from
home
And
you,
and
you
and
you,
been
on
my
mind
Someone
has
bled
an
angry
slogan
on
the
wall
Just
across
the
street
from
my
luxury
hotel
And
the
letters
are
so
big
that
from
close
up
you
cannot
read
them
But
I'm
high
up
in
my
room
and
I
can
read
them
very
well
But
maybe
it′s
just
the
way
I
feel
For
some
have
been
so
kind
Maybe
it's
just
that
I′m
far
from
home
And
you,
and
you
and
you,
been
on
my
mind
Hopalong,
the
Bowery
Boys,
and
all
my
cowboy
heroes
Saturday
morning
picture
memories
floating
in
the
air
"Give
my
regards
to
Broadway,"
said
a
grey-faced
statue
Who
was
obviously
stoned
to
be
standing
in
that
square
But
maybe
it's
just
the
way
I
feel
For
some
have
been
so
kind
Maybe
it's
just
that
I′m
far
from
home
And
you,
and
you
and
you,
been
on
my
mind
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