Oh the year was 1999,
How I wish I was in New York now
Yes the hunger for the food of kings
is why I've come now here to sing
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Godiva called - I was told
we'd cruise the streets for the chocolate in gold
We'd laugh and pun, shed no tears
But I'm a-crying deep in my microbrewed beers
The last Godiva Chocolatier.
Oh so my lady called her friends,
How I wish I was in New York now
she called to all who the hunger knew
and assembled quickly a motley crew
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These people each had the glint in their eye,
How I wish I was in New York now
We all felt the hunger in our chests
and we wished to try the very best
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So a caravan we made of cars,
How I wish I was in New York now
to drive to New York to the source
of the worlds best chocolate we could endorse
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I-95 was the road we took,
How I wish I was in New York now
We drove through traffic that'd choke a moose
and our engines all shook from our abuse
(chorus)
In a hundred miles we called a stop,
How I wish I was in New York now
We fed our beasts with gas and oil
And we fixed em all with grease and a lot of toil
(chorus)
We were driving til the sun had set,
How I wish I was in New York now
But most of the drivers had lost the fire
So they turned their backs on the sweet desire
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So I alone in my car kept on,
How I wish I was in New York now
past the overturned trucks and the cars in flames
that were all made wrecks by freeway games
(chorus)
So here I sit in my 30th year,
How I wish I was in New York now
It's been ten hours since we drove away
and I got here as the shop closed for the day
(chorus)
Jacob Sommer
December 5 1999