Intro: Verse It time to end my lonely holiday and bid the country a hasty farewell So on this gray and melancholy day I moveto a Manhatan hotel I 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 divinel Autumn in New York it lifts you up when you rundown Jaded roués and gay divorcees who lunch at the Ritz Will tell you that it 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