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NYC

this morning I woke up
felt like a truck outside was driving over my head
but hey if I wanna have street traffic in my bed
I’d rather it be the real thing
the real NYC thing

this town is not so bad
if you have a taste for college boy beer
but the trains have no graffiti
and the river’s too clear
I want that dirty
that dirty real thing
the real NYC thing

take me back I wanna go back
I wanna go back to NYC

I came hoping that I’d trust again
thought that the child I knew
could be brought out to play
thought maybe I could send those soldiers guarding
to be on their way
but I haven’t found the real thing
I haven’t found the real thing

wandering in search of music
I must admit that I’ve got music here to spare
but I wanna be where rhythm’s not on paper
it’s in the air
maybe I’ll find the real thing
maybe I’ll find the real thing
but I don’t know

take me back I wanna go back
I want to go back to NYC


words and music by Jen Chapin © 1995 Purple Chair Music (ASCAP)

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from Open Wide, released October 29, 2002

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Stephan Crump Brooklyn, New York

Memphis-bred, Grammy-nominated, Echo Award-winning bassist/composer Stephan Crump is an active bandleader with fourteen critically-acclaimed album releases in addition to numerous film scoring contributions. Known for transforming his instrument into a speaking entity of magnetic pull, his focus on creative instrumental music has led to collaborations with many leading lights of his generation. ... more

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