It's time to end my lonely holiday and bid the country a hasty farewell
So on this gray and melancholy day I'll moveto a Manhatan hotel
I'll dispose of my rosecolored chattels and prepare for my share of adventures and battles
Here on the twenty seventh floor looking down on the city I hate and adore
Melody
Autumn in New York why does it seem so inviting
Autumn in New York it spells the thrill of first nighting
Glittering crowds and shimmering clouds in canyons of steel,
They're making me feel I'm home
It's autumn in New York that brings a the promise of new love
Autumn in New York is often mingled with pain
Dreamers with empty hands my sigh for exotic lands
It's autumn in New York it's good to live it again
Autumn in New York the gleaming rooftops at sundown
Will tell you that "it's divinel"
Autumn in New York it lifts you up when you're rundown
Jaded roués and gay divorcees who lunch at the Ritz
Will tell you that it's divinel
This autumn in New York transforms the slums into Mayfair
Autumn in New York you'll need no castles in Spain
Lovers that bless the dark on benches in Central Park greet autumn in New York
It's good to live it again in New York