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PART 1 [Allen Ginsberg]
CA young man sits on the bridge After nightfall And looks across the Hudson River to New Jersey He wonders about life And he wonders if he'll ever get old He sees the lights He wonders if they are talking to each other And he wonders if they are talking to him And he asks if they are
[Arthur Russell]
CMy mind settles down On those Flights Gfrom CNew Jersey Why FI chose New CJersey to Flook at, GI don't Cknow
CWell one thing's for sure I'm here to see those Flights It Gdoesn't matter, don't matter, Cno Where I come from or Fwhere I Cgo
CWell what does it Gmean FThose lights I Ccan't resist the Fthought that Gthey are twinkling to each otCher
Are Fthey?C Are Fthey?C
[Allen Ginsberg / continue repeating the chord progression from previous verse] His leisure hours are spent in a way That mystifies his younger years Thinking hard, he has no say what's in his eyes And meets his ears [Arthur Russell]
CWell one thing's for sure I'm here to see those Flights It Gdoesn't matter, don't matter, Cno Where I come from or Fwhere I Cgo
CWell what does it Gmean FThose lights I Ccan't resist the Fthought that Gthey are twinkling to each otCher
Are Fthey?C Are Fthey?C
PART 2 [Arthur Russell]
DLights are D/C#shining brD/Bighter now D GBut it's not home for Dme Different lights aGcross the Driver GLights of Dindustry
DThey are so beautiful [Allen Ginsberg]
Very, very, Gvery beautiful [Arthur Russell]
DPlease GMr. AMysterDy GIf I'm sitting Doh so still GAll along it's Donly me GAll those lights have Bmlost their meaning
GPlease oh MAr. MysteDry [Allen Ginsberg]
GSuddenly the Dice that was floating down the Hudson sGtops The flow has Dstopped GAnd so, dejected He wanders Dback Into the city GBack to the bars DBack to where he first found happiness GBut he didn't notice DOn the brick warehouse wall GThe hulking, lurking shadow oDf a human form GMr. Mystery D
G D (repeat until end)