'12: You Can Never Go Back to New York - The Magnetic Fields

Written by：Stephin Merritt

You can never go back to New York

'Cause it changes as quick as the weather

Everyone sing it together

You can never go back to New York

You can go back to Banff or Big Bear

And whatever you loved will still be there

But if you don't plan to ski there

You can never go back to New York

You can go out of town for a week

And they move it all round to confuse you

Adding new things to amuse you

Just in case you come back to New York

I was only away for six years

And you'd think I'd arrived from Wisconsin

Lots of fresh meat for romancin'

Woof it's fun to go back to New York

You can never go back to New York

Anyway dear why would you want to

There's a new New York to move on to

Who would ever go back to New York

You can never go back to New York

'Cause it changes as quick as the weather

Everyone sing it together

You can never go back to New York

You can go back to Banff or Big Bear

And whatever you loved will still be there

But if you don't plan to ski there

You can never go back to New York