Beg To Differ

New York is far away from here
New York is far away from here
And you can see it in the rain
And you can see it in the cheap suits and the ties
It's just a falling away frontier
It's just a falling away frontier
And they are fencing it with fast food chains
And buildings that go up before your eyes

And you say everybody's marching to the same beat
Marching to the same beat of the drum
Everybody's thinking of the same thing
But I will, I will, I will beg to differ with you

New York is far away from here
New York is far away from here
And you can see it in the coffee shops
And catch it from the corner of your eye
It's just a layer of thin veneer
It's just a layer of thin veneer
And it stretches like a parking lot
Swept up in a string of satellites

And you say everybody's marching to the same beat
Marching to the same beat of the drum
Everybody's thinking of the same thing
But I will, I will, I will beg to differ with you

Full moon rising on an Indiana night
A freight train coming through
Two kids riding on one bike
And I think about my love
I pull my sweater a little tighter
I look off in the distance
And I feel a little better

And you say everybody's marching to the same beat
Marching to the same beat of the drum
Everybody's thinking of the same thing
But I will, I will, I will beg to differ with you

New York is far away from here
New York is far away from here
And you can see it in the setting sun
See it just before you say goodbye
It's just a landscape of souvenirs
It's just a landscape of souvenirs
And I'm embarrassed to be human
I'm embarrassed that I want what I despise

You say everybody's marching to the same beat
Marching to the same beat of the drum
Everybody's thinking of the same thing
But I will, I will, I will beg to differ with you