This song is about a man who moved to New York with his wife (perhaps from a small town, or farm), and fell in love with it. New York is an incredible city, and there is so much going on and so much to do. Being from a small town myself, I was overwhelmed with how amazing NYC was. Anyway, the man loved NYC, but his wife hated it and wanted to move out and start a family in their old hometown. However, the man enjoyed NYC so much that he couldn't leave, so he lost her.
"In New York, I lost it all to you and your vices
Still I'm staying on to figure out my mid-life crisis
I hit an iceberg in my life
You know I'm still afloat
You lose your balance, lose your wife
In the queue for the lifeboat
You better put the women and children first
But you've got an unquenchable thirst for New York"
This song is about a man who moved to New York with his wife (perhaps from a small town, or farm), and fell in love with it. New York is an incredible city, and there is so much going on and so much to do. Being from a small town myself, I was overwhelmed with how amazing NYC was. Anyway, the man loved NYC, but his wife hated it and wanted to move out and start a family in their old hometown. However, the man enjoyed NYC so much that he couldn't leave, so he lost her.
"In New York, I lost it all to you and your vices Still I'm staying on to figure out my mid-life crisis I hit an iceberg in my life You know I'm still afloat You lose your balance, lose your wife In the queue for the lifeboat
You better put the women and children first But you've got an unquenchable thirst for New York"
Just my interpretation.