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