[Intro]
And now I'll end my lonely holiday
And bid the country a hasty farewell
And on this gray and melancholy day
I'll move to a Manhattan hotel
I'll dispose of my rose-colored chattels
And prepare for my share of adventures and battles
Here on the 27th floor
Looking down at the city I hate and adore

[Verse 1]
Autumn in New York
Why does it seem so exciting?
Autumn in New York
It brings the thrill of first-nighting

Glittering crowds and shimmering clouds
In canyons of steel
They're making me feel
That I've really come home

[Verse 2]
Autumn in New York
It brings the promise of new love
Autumn in New York
Is often mingled with pain
Dreamers with empty hands
May sigh for exotic lands
It's autumn in New York
It's good to live it again

[Outro]
Lovers who bless the dark
On benches in Central Park
It's autumn in New York
It's good to live it again
It's autumn, it's autumn in New York