Verse
I was born in a city by the name of New York
A hungry sly place at the sea
Be sure to ask for me
For I’ll sing a song to you
Of my tryst with destiny

Chorus
In a railway station
The biggest one of all
A voice called down to me
This ain’t no shelter
For the gullible or the coy
This ain’t no home for small people
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Verse
It was a ploy, I realised soon and very clear
But what was I supposed to do?
Keep my size of shoes?
Or should I stake my petty fate?
I thought as best as I could
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Chorus
In a railway station
The biggest one of all
A voice called down to me
This ain’t no shelter
For the gullible or the coy
This ain’t no home for small people
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Verse
It wasn’t hard to recognize the bare naked truth
But what with the loud and the big?
Shed your vanity, I said
You’re hooked on the one you despise
I hope this you can see
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Chorus
In a railway station
The biggest one of all
A voice called down to me
This ain’t no shelter
For the gullible or the coy
This ain’t no home for small people