Moonlight On Gaffey Street

I left California in a cloud of self-pity
I went to find comfort in old New York City
The Uber was stale with a smell of defeat
cnd in the mirror I saw the moonlight on Gaffey Street

I'll go to Manhattan and I'll go to Brooklyn
I'll walk down the same streets where I walked as a youngling
I'll ride on the L-Train and I'll sleep in Jeff's sheet
But I'll dream of the moonlight on Gaffey Street


Some old friend will come get me and we'll go out for dinner
We'll talk about the old days back when I was way thinner
When I'd broke my heart open and I could not eat
cnd I'd never felt the moonlight on Gaffey Street

From where Berman once died to where Dougie once lived
We'll get on the ferry and walk over the bridge
End up at McSorley's with sawdust at our feet
cnd we'll drink to the moonlight on Gaffey Street


The wind drives me crazy the wind drives me mad
cnd if you were here with me it wouldn't be so bad
The wind breaks my bones like a slab of concrete
Sinking under the moonlight on Gaffey Street
Sinking under the moonlight on Gaffey Street
Sinking under the moonlight on Gaffey Street