{Intro} New York City was a stich in time When I stood all I could of LA Patchin' up the pieces of my tangled mind Diggin' somethin' different every day, yeah Soon as I was better I was movin' on Gettin' it together, gettin' good and gone And by (gettin' by) high (good and high) And strange (gonna get some strange) New ain't nothin' but a state of mind Keeps a man from missin' what he left behind I'll take anything that I can find Anyhow, anywhere, anyway, anytime I'll keep livin' till the day I die As long as I can get it up for one more try Gettin' by (gettin' by) high (good and high)
And strange (gonna get some strange) {Bridge} New ain't nothin' but a state of mind Keeps a man from missin' what he left behind I'll take anything that I can find Anyhow, anywhere, anyway, anytime I'll keep livin' till the day I die As long as I can get it up for one more try Gettin' by (gettin' by) high (good and high) And strange (gonna get some strange) Gettin' by (gettin' by) high (good and high) And strange (gonna get some strange) Gettin' by (gettin' by) high (good and high) And strange (gonna get some strange)