Hello second avenue again we meet

I know it’s kinda late but I just couldn’t sleep

hello again old sidewalks your paths I stroll along

walkin’ the lines I know so well not too long before the dawn

I see the night has lent its’ shadows though your lights shine faithfully

It’s true what they say the city never sleeps

I’m not walkin’ anywhere particular

I’m just passing in the shade

just a solitary night bird

singing the second avenue serenade

Hello second avenue I’m here again old street

I had to leave those same four walls had to get out on my feet

so it’s just you and me again my friend strolling by the park

where the lovers and the loners they all come out after dark

I know if I go home I’ll lie awake and hear the cars go by

and maybe a neighbors radio, a song from days so long ago

I’m not walkin’ anywhere particular

I’m just passing in the shade

just a solitary night bird

singing the second avenue serenade

Just a night bird song

right before the dawn

I’m not looking for company

and when I face the night

I know it’ll be alright with you underneath my feet

Oh second avenue I’ll never forget you

this is my serenade to you

just a nightbird song

just a night bird song