Billy Joel — Miami 2017 Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway

[Verse 1] I've seen the lights go out on Broadway I saw the Empire State lay low And life went on beyond the Palisades They all bought Cadillacs and left there long ago [Verse 2] They held a concert out in Brooklyn To watch the Island bridges blow They turned our power down and drove us underground But we went right on with the show [Verse 3] I've seen the lights go out on Broadway I saw the ruins at my feet You know we almost didn't notice it We'd seen it all the time on 42nd Street [Verse 4] 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 [Verse 5] I've 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 [Verse 6] They sent a carrier out from Norfolk And picked the Yankees up for free They said that Queens could stay They blew the Bronx away And sank Manhattan out at sea [Verse 7] You know those lights were bright on Broadway But that was so many years ago Before we all lived here in Florida Before the mafia took over Mexico [Verse 8] There are not many who remember They say a handful still survive To tell the world about the way the lights went out And keep the memory alive