In the north there's a great big city Eight million people or so This was at one time a happy place But that was long ago Kids playing ball in the street Smiles a part of the game The bars were filled with laughter and fun And colors seemed the same Happy days in New York city Happy days in New York city In those days Then like a plague it happen People didn't laugh anymore And bars were scenes of brawls and fights And no one cared anymore Riots in all of the schools The garbage blocked out the light Skies were gray, a stayin' that way And teachers voting to strike Bad days in New York city Bad days in New York city I those days But today in New York city The people are smiling a lot And it's all because of the group of guys Who used to loose a lot Now it took eight years to do it And they don't know what they've done For the city's beginning to smile again The Mets have finally won Happy days in New York city Happy days in New York city In these days Together for just one moment Business men, soul brothers and nuns And all because of such a simple thing Can't this feeling live on
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