[Verse 1:] She was a rainbow once So colorful but that was once Now that's impossible to see To see With a voice subliminal It's the only sign she's beautiful Here's all that's left of her dignity She goes Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah Hey, yeah, yeah [Chorus:] There's a girl in New York City Skyline's no longer pretty Bound for destination anywhere She grew up in California Big dreams They tend to own you there Now she's building cardboard castles in the air [Verse 2:] He was a pretty boy Rolling cash his only joy Now that's impossible to see To see Used to be one of them Now the men in suits are avoiding him He's lost his credit cards But hey, he's free [Chorus:] There's a man in New York City Skyline's no longer pretty Bound for destination anywhere Had the whole world at his window It seems so long ago from there Now he's building cardboard castles in the air [Bridge:] Does anybody know? Does anybody care? Over here Over there Building cardboard castles in the air [Chorus:] There's a girl in New York City Skyline's no longer pretty Bound for destination anywhere She grew up in California Big dreams They tend to own you there Now she's building cardboard castles in the air There's a girl in New York City Skyline's no longer pretty Bound for destination anywhere She grew up in California Big dreams They tend to own you there Now she's building cardboard castles in the air Oh, so long ago