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Lyrics

Alvin and Virginia were institutions Alvin and Virginia loved the fall They lived through epidemics and revolutions Yeah, Alvin and Virginia had seen it all They lived on 52nd, but not together They were friends but kind of competitive Both survived some seasons of dangerous weather They taught me this lesson on how to live They'd say "remember, remember, things that now are gone Remember, remember, and carry 'em on Good buddy, remember, remember, the history Remember, remember, remember me" Alvin and Virginia were not too fancy Their tastes often alluded to days of yore They sometimes played it safe, but were mostly chancy Yeah, they were real New Yorkers down to the core Their tolerance for tourists were always ample With an ever-growing capacity Yeah, Alvin and Virginia taught by example They didn't really speak, but they spoke to me They'd say "remember, remember, things that now are gone Remember, remember, and carry 'em on My brother, remember, remember, the history Remember, remember, remember me" And things in New York are temporary You can beg it to stop changing, but it won't Now, people and places, names and faces Now you see 'em, now you don't I've always found that changes comes in steps and stages Alvin left us first, then Virginia went And now they're just some words on Wikipedia pages Very few will understand how much they meant But every time I walk into a theater I think about the legacy and all who came before And I may sound lame or hokey but it feels like something sweeter Makes me want to join the legacy more and more And make 'em remember, remember, things that now are gone Remember, remember, and carry 'em on Forever remember, remember, the history Remember, remember, remember me Yeah, remember, remember, the thing you once admired Remember, remember, and be inspired Forever remember, remember, the history Remember, remember, remember me Yeah, remember, remember, remember me Yeah, remember, remember, remember me