[Verse 1]
I've seen the lights go out on Broadway
I saw the Empire State lay low
And life went on beyond the Palisades
They all bought Cadillacs and left there long ago
[Verse 2]
They held a concert out in Brooklyn
To watch the Island bridges blow
They turned our power down and drove us underground
But we went right on with the show
[Verse 3]
I've seen the lights go out on Broadway
I saw the ruins at my feet
You know we almost didn't notice it
We'd seen it all the time on 42nd Street
[Verse 4]
They burned the churches up in Harlem
Like in that Spanish Civil War
The flames were everywhere, but no one really cared
It always burned up there before
[Verse 5]
I've seen the lights go out on Broadway
I watched the mighty skyline fall
The boats were waiting at the Battery
The union went on strike
They never sailed at all
[Verse 6]
They sent a carrier out from Norfolk
And picked the Yankees up for free
They said that Queens could stay
They blew the Bronx away
And sank Manhattan out at sea
[Verse 7]
You know those lights were bright on Broadway
But that was so many years ago
Before we all lived here in Florida
Before the mafia took over Mexico
[Verse 8]
There are not many who remember
They say a handful still survive
To tell the world about the way the lights went out
And keep the memory alive
