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Billy Joel - Miami (Vi As Luzes Se Apagarem Na Broadway)

 

Miami (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)

I've seen the lights go out on Broadway.
I saw the Empire State lay low.
Life went on beyond the Palisades:
They all bought Cadillacs and left there long ago.
We held a concert out in Brooklyn
To watch the island bridges blow.
They turned our power down,
And drove us underground,
But we went right on with the show.

I've seen the lights go out on Broadway.
I saw the ruins at my feet.
You know we almost didn't notice it.
We'd see it all the time on 42nd Street.
They burned the churches up in Harlem,
Like in that Spanish Civil War.
The flames were everywhere,
But no one really cared:
It always burned up there before.

I've seen the lights go out on Broadway.
I watched the mighty skyline fall.
The boats were waiting at the battery.
The union went on strike:
They never sailed at all.
They sent the carrier out from Norfolk,
And picked the Yankees up for free.
They said that Queens could stay.
They blew the Bronx away,
And set Manhattan out at sea.

You know those lights were bright on Broadway,
But that was so many years ago:
Before we all lived here in Florida,
Before the Mafia took over Mexico.
There are not many who remember;
They say a handful still survive
To tell the world about
The way the lights went out,
And keep the memory alive.

Miami (Vi As Luzes Se Apagarem Na Broadway)

Eu vi as luzes se apagarem na Broadway
Eu vi o Empire State cair
A vida continuou para além de palisades
Todos eles compraram cadillacs e sairam de lá há muito tempo
Nós realizamos um concerto em Brooklyn
Para assistir as pontes da ilha explodir
Eles cortaram nossa energia
Nos levaram pro subterrâneo
Mas fomos em frente com o show

Eu vi as luzes se apagam na Broadway
Eu vi as ruínas aos meus pés
Você sabe que nós quase não as notamos
Nós as vemos o tempo todo na quadragesima rua
Eles queimaram as igrejas em harlem
Como na guerra civil espanhola
As chamas estavam por toda parte
Mas ninguém realmente se importou
Elas sempre queimaram lá

Eu vi as luzes se apagam na Broadway
Eu assisti a queda do poderoso horizonte
Os barcos estavam esperando na bateria
O sindicato entrou em greve
Eles nunca navegaram, de qualquer forma
Eles mandaram a transportadora de Norfolk
E carregaram os yankees gratuitamente
Eles disseram que o queens poderia ficar
Eles explodiram o bronx pra longe
E mandaram Manhattan pro mar

Você sabe que aquelas luzes eram brilhantes na Broadway
Mas isso foi há muitos anos
Antes de todos vivermos aqui na fFórida
Antes da máfia assumir o México
Não há muitos que se lembram
Dizem que um punhado ainda sobrevivem
Para dizer ao mundo sobre
A forma como as luzes se apagaram
E manter a memória viva