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

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

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

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

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

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