Hard as the kick in a young man's stride

I stabbed myself back into the night

One heel in front, one heel behind

Life in the Empire State...

Angels and devils before my eyes

The palms of my hands hung by my side

Helpless I watched them destroy and divide

Life in the Empire State...

Cold were my bones, warm was the fire,

white was yr face cast to my mind

Bright as ever any light that shined

On Life in the Empire State Into the Void I roared in vain,

what if the South's gonna do it again,

promise you'll b by my side for the end

Of Life in the Empire State...

Shrug off the shifting weight of home

And hope that the Almight Anchor will hold

Was there room in yr heart for yr weakest son all along

Whistle sirens the Blind comin' on...

No matter how lion-hearted my will I still stray beyond?

I threw up my hands and swore I'd find more in yr arms

Was the Narrow Way there in our midst all along

Sounds like the empire State's comin' on...