Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)

Seen the lights go out on Broadway
I saw the empire state laid low
But life went on beyond the palisades
They all bought Cadillacs
And left there long ago

They held the concert out in Brooklyn
To watch the iron bridges blow
They turned our power down
Drove us underground
But we went right on with the show...

Seen the lights go out on Broadway
I saw the ruins at my feet
You know, we almost didn't notice it
Seen it all the time
On 42nd Street

They burned the churches up in Harlem
Like in that Spanish civil war
The flames were everywhere
But no one really cared
It always burned up there before

Seen the lights go out on Broadway
I watched the mighty skyline fall
The boats were waiting at the battery
The union went on strike
They never sailed at all

They sent a carrier up from Norfork
And picked the Yankees up for free
They said the Queens could stay
They blew the Bronx away
Excitement happened out at sea

You know, those lights were bright on Broadway
That was so many years ago
Before we all lived here in Florida
Before the Mafia
Took over Mexico

There are not many who remember
They say a handful still survive
To tell the world about
The way the lights went out
To keep the memory alive