Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
R.E.M. - Leaving New York (Karaoke Version with Lyrics) Instrumental in Original Key.
The karaoke version without backing vocals is here: youtu.be/_bR7gaRPikk
Song Lyrics:
IT'S QUIET NOW
AND WHAT IT BRINGS
IS EVERYTHING
COMES CALLING BACK
A BRILLIANT NIGHT
I'M STILL AWAKE
I LOOKED AHEAD
I'M SURE I SAW YOU THERE
YOU DON'T NEED ME
TO TELL YOU NOW
THAT NOTHING CAN COMPARE
YOU MIGHT HAVE LAUGHED
IF I TOLD YOU
YOU MIGHT HAVE
HIDDEN A FROWN
YOU MIGHT HAVE SUCCEEDED
IN CHANGING ME
I MIGHT HAVE BEEN
TURNED AROUND
IT'S EASIER TO LEAVE
THAN TO BE LEFT BEHIND
LEAVING WAS NEVER MY PROUD
LEAVING NEW YORK, NEVER EASY
I SAW THE LIGHT FADING OUT
NOW LIFE IS SWEET
AND WHAT IT BRINGS
I TRIED TO TAKE
BUT LONELINESS
IT WEARS ME OUT
IT LIES IN WAIT
AND ALL NOT LOST STILL IN MY
EYE, THE SHADOW OF NECKLACE
ACROSS YOUR THIGH
I MIGHT'VE LIVED MY LIFE
IN A DREAM, BUT I SWEAR IT
THIS IS REAL
MEMORY FUSES
AND SHATTERS LIKE GLASS
MERCURIAL FUTURE
FORGET THE PAST
IT'S YOU
IT'S WHAT I... FEEL
YOU MIGHT HAVE LAUGHED
IF I TOLD YOU
YOU MIGHT HAVE
HIDDEN A FROWN
YOU MIGHT HAVE SUCCEEDED
IN CHANGING ME
I MIGHT HAVE BEEN
TURNED AROUND
IT'S EASIER TO LEAVE
THAN TO BE LEFT BEHIND
LEAVING WAS NEVER MY PROUD
LEAVING NEW YORK, NEVER EASY
I SAW THE LIGHT FADING OUT
YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART
IT'S PULLING ME APART
YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART
CHANGE
I TOLD YOU FOREVER
I LOVE YOU FOREVER
I TOLD YOU I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU FOREVER
I TOLD YOU FOREVER
I LOVE YOU FOREVER
I TOLD YOU I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU FOREVER
YOU MIGHT HAVE LAUGHED
IF I TOLD YOU
YOU MIGHT HAVE
HIDDEN A FROWN
YOU MIGHT HAVE SUCCEEDED
IN CHANGING ME
I MIGHT HAVE BEEN
TURNED AROUND
IT'S EASIER TO LEAVE
THAN TO BE LEFT BEHIND
LEAVING WAS NEVER MY PROUD
LEAVING NEW YORK, NEVER EASY
I SAW THE LIGHT FADING OUT
LEAVING NEW YORK, NEVER EASY
I SAW THE LIGHT FADING OUT
LEAVING NEW YORK, NEVER EASY
I SAW THE LIGHT FADING OUT
CHANGE
Sing along while on the road 🚗🎤 [Zoom Karaoke on Spotify]: open.spotify.com/artist/3Nr8EAmJ6b95ydy2o8h5vd?si=1c66b519e3df4822
#ZoomKaraoke #rem #SingAlongKaraoke
This karaoke version has been produced by Zoom Karaoke and the recording rights are owned and controlled by Zoom Entertainments Limited - zoomkaraoke.co.uk
R.E.M. - Leaving New York (Karaoke Version with Lyrics) Instrumental in Original Key.
The karaoke version without backing vocals is here: youtu.be/_bR7gaRPikk
Song Lyrics:
IT'S QUIET NOW
AND WHAT IT BRINGS
IS EVERYTHING
COMES CALLING BACK
A BRILLIANT NIGHT
I'M STILL AWAKE
I LOOKED AHEAD
I'M SURE I SAW YOU THERE
YOU DON'T NEED ME
TO TELL YOU NOW
THAT NOTHING CAN COMPARE
YOU MIGHT HAVE LAUGHED
IF I TOLD YOU
YOU MIGHT HAVE
HIDDEN A FROWN
YOU MIGHT HAVE SUCCEEDED
IN CHANGING ME
I MIGHT HAVE BEEN
TURNED AROUND
IT'S EASIER TO LEAVE
THAN TO BE LEFT BEHIND
LEAVING WAS NEVER MY PROUD
LEAVING NEW YORK, NEVER EASY
I SAW THE LIGHT FADING OUT
NOW LIFE IS SWEET
AND WHAT IT BRINGS
I TRIED TO TAKE
BUT LONELINESS
IT WEARS ME OUT
IT LIES IN WAIT
AND ALL NOT LOST STILL IN MY
EYE, THE SHADOW OF NECKLACE
ACROSS YOUR THIGH
I MIGHT'VE LIVED MY LIFE
IN A DREAM, BUT I SWEAR IT
THIS IS REAL
MEMORY FUSES
AND SHATTERS LIKE GLASS
MERCURIAL FUTURE
FORGET THE PAST
IT'S YOU
IT'S WHAT I... FEEL
YOU MIGHT HAVE LAUGHED
IF I TOLD YOU
YOU MIGHT HAVE
HIDDEN A FROWN
YOU MIGHT HAVE SUCCEEDED
IN CHANGING ME
I MIGHT HAVE BEEN
TURNED AROUND
IT'S EASIER TO LEAVE
THAN TO BE LEFT BEHIND
LEAVING WAS NEVER MY PROUD
LEAVING NEW YORK, NEVER EASY
I SAW THE LIGHT FADING OUT
YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART
IT'S PULLING ME APART
YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART
CHANGE
I TOLD YOU FOREVER
I LOVE YOU FOREVER
I TOLD YOU I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU FOREVER
I TOLD YOU FOREVER
I LOVE YOU FOREVER
I TOLD YOU I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU FOREVER
YOU MIGHT HAVE LAUGHED
IF I TOLD YOU
YOU MIGHT HAVE
HIDDEN A FROWN
YOU MIGHT HAVE SUCCEEDED
IN CHANGING ME
I MIGHT HAVE BEEN
TURNED AROUND
IT'S EASIER TO LEAVE
THAN TO BE LEFT BEHIND
LEAVING WAS NEVER MY PROUD
LEAVING NEW YORK, NEVER EASY
I SAW THE LIGHT FADING OUT
LEAVING NEW YORK, NEVER EASY
I SAW THE LIGHT FADING OUT
LEAVING NEW YORK, NEVER EASY
I SAW THE LIGHT FADING OUT
CHANGE
Sing along while on the road 🚗🎤 [Zoom Karaoke on Spotify]: open.spotify.com/artist/3Nr8EAmJ6b95ydy2o8h5vd?si=1c66b519e3df4822
#ZoomKaraoke #rem #SingAlongKaraoke
This karaoke version has been produced by Zoom Karaoke and the recording rights are owned and controlled by Zoom Entertainments Limited - zoomkaraoke.co.uk
