[ti:New York City]
[ar:The Statler Brothers]
[00:08.961]She  came  to  me  shortly  after  Christmas,
[00:15.31]Said  she  hated  spoiling  New  Year's  Eve.
[00:20.716]But  the  truth  doesn't  wait  to  come  in  season
[00:27.32]And  what  we  had  feared  was  now  believed
[00:32.866]She  said  she'd  leave  come  Monday  morning,
[00:39.186]Catch  a  plane  if  I'd  split  the  fair.
[00:45.317]She  had  friends  who  lived  in  New  York  City.
[00:51.140]She'd  look  them  up  and  have  the  baby  there.
[00:57.182]And  now  she's  alone  in  New  York  City,
[01:03.573]Living  like …Lord,I  wonder  how.
[01:09.299]An  angel  in  hell  in  New  York  City,
[01:15.312]But  I  can't  think  about  that  now.
[01:25.110]Honey,will  you  tell  him  Bible  stories
[01:30.756]And  give  him  all  the  love  I  never  could?
[01:36.718]And  never  tell  him  too  much  about  his  daddy
[01:42.997]'Cause  there's  not  too  much  to  say  that's  good.
[01:48.936]He'll  have  to  learn  it  all  from  his  mother:
[01:55.174]How  to  count  and  say  his  ABC's.
[02:01.156]But  when  you  teach  him  prayers  to  say  at  bedtime,
[02:07.544]Leave  off "God  bless  Daddy,"won't  you  please?
[02:13.330]And  now  they're  alone  in  New  York  City,
[02:19.702]Living  like  Lord …I  wonder  how.
[02:25.141]Two  angels  in  hell  in  New  York  City,
[02:31.598]But  I  can't  think  about  that  now.
[02:38.101]I  can't  think  about  that  now.