"Welcome to New York" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her fifth studio album, 1989 (2014). Written by Swift and Ryan Tedder, the song was inspired by Swift's relocation to New York City in April 2014. Its lyrics explore a newfound freedom in the city and a lighthearted attitude towards past heartbreaks.
Lyrics[]
- Walkin' through a crowd, the village is aglow
- Kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats under coats
- Everybody here wanted somethin' more
- Searchin' for a sound we hadn't heard before
- And it said
- Welcome to New York, it's been waitin' for you
- Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
- Welcome to New York, it's been waitin' for you
- Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
- It's a new soundtrack, I could dance to this beat, beat forevermore
- The lights are so bright, but they never blind me, me
- Welcome to New York, it's been waitin' for you
- Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
- When we first dropped our bags on apartment floors
- Took our broken hearts, put them in a drawer
- Everybody here was someone else before
- And you can want who you want
- Boys and boys and girls and girls
- Welcome to New York, it's been waitin' for you
- Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
- Welcome to New York, it's been waitin' for you
- Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
- It's a new soundtrack, I could dance to this beat, beat forevermore
- The lights are so bright, but they never blind me, me
- Welcome to New York, it's been waitin' for you
- Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
- When we first dropped our bags on apartment floors
- Took our broken hearts, put them in a drawer
- Everybody here was someone else before
- And you can want who you want
- Boys and boys and girls and girls
- Welcome to New York, it's been waitin' for you
- Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
- Welcome to New York, it's been waitin' for you
- Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
- It's a new soundtrack, I could dance to this beat, beat forevermore
- The lights are so bright, but they never blind me, me
- Welcome to New York (New York), it's been waitin' for you
- Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
- Like any great love, it keeps you guessing
- Like any real love, it's ever-changing
- Like any true love, it drives you crazy
- But you know you wouldn't change anything, anything, anything
- Welcome to New York, it's been waitin' for you
- Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
- Welcome to New York, it's been waitin' for you
- Welcome to New York, welcome to New York
- It's a new soundtrack, I could dance to this beat
- The lights are so bright, but they never blind me
- Welcome to New York (new soundtrack), it's been waitin' for you
- Welcome to New York (the lights are so bright but they never blind me)
- Welcome to New York (so bright, they never blind me)
- Welcome to New York
- Welcome to New York