New York City

General Information:

Recorded: 1989
Written by: Ian Astbury/Billy Duffy
Album(s) the song appears on: Sonic Temple
Played live for the first time: Jul 3, 1989
Most recently played live: Mar 1, 2006
Notes: This song has Iggy Pop guesting on it doing the background vocals

Remix Information:

There is a demo version of this song available

Lyrics:

I saw a rainbow stretched across the ocean
Crashed the Big Apple
So I took a bite
Found a taste I like
But she bit me back

I jumped across the ocean
Found a Big Apple
So I took a bite
She teased me with a taste
Laid my soul to waste
Stabbed me in the back

Hell's Kitchen is a DMZ
I ain't never coming back
Hell's Kitchen is a DMZ
I ain't never coming back

Pressure never stops
Pressure never drops
Lennon got fried
Said it was a crime
Said it was a pity
No one even cried

Hell's Kitchen is a crazy place
I ain't never coming back
Hell's Kitchen is a crazy place
I ain't never coming back

New York City, New York City
New York City, New York City

Hell's Kitchen is a DMZ
I'm never coming back, no
Disneyland trash can baby
It'll give you a heart attack
Times Square shuffle, Manhattan flip
Twenty four hour groove
Working up a frenzy baby
People push on through