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Night in New York

from 12​/​45 by Howard Levy

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Night in New York

Night in New York is a hard time to sleep
Peaceful slumber comes at break of dawn
Robbers are running, bums stagger down side streets
Taxi is blowing his horn.
Gunshots ring out through alleys and hallways
Cops always chase the wrong man...
Quiet and peace, they don’t come with your lease
Just sign and sleep if you can

Night in New York is a hard time to sleep
Heartbeats in the dark sound like a drum
If you can find peace of mind in this city
You must be blind, deaf, and dumb
Numb, not just tired
I sink into dreamland
Outside the madness flies on
Try as I might, I can’t sleep in the night, in New York
One hell of a town
Get away, get away to a place
Where a country breeze holds you
In her sweet embrace
Peaceful dreams
Full of sunshine and light
Without screams, confusion and fright, oh…

Live in Manhattan, fears start to fatten
Electric currents run around your head
Restless and wired, although they are tired
Thousands are tossing in bed
The rich and the mighty
They flee to their castles
Escaping the muggers that creep
Street cleaners sweep where the heartbroken weep
And I just can’t get to sleep...

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from 12​/​45, released December 12, 2020

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Howard Levy Chicago, Illinois

Howard Levy is an acknowledged master of the diatonic harmonica, a superb pianist, innovative composer, recording artist, bandleader, teacher, and producer.

Equally at home in Jazz, Classical, Rock, Folk, Latin, and World Music, the two- time Grammy Award Winner is a favorite with audiences worldwide.

Howard has been touring as a solo artist and with The Flecktones, Trio Globo, & Chris Siebold.
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