"Long Island Line©"
Lyrics by M.S. McKenzie | Performed by American Storyteller Music & is Protected by Copyright
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"Long Island Line"
[Intro]
From the city lights to the ocean’s tide
A strip of memory, ten million lives
Steel and sand on the same thin spine
Yeah, we’re ridin’ down the Long Island line
[Verse 1]
In Queens the subways rumble low
Brooklyn brownstones still overflow
With stories told in jazz and rhyme
That carry through the edge of time
[Chorus]
Oh, Long Island, you’re wide and free
From city streets to the salty sea
You bend, you break, you heal, you shine
Forever running that Long Island line
[Verse 2]
Long Beach laughs with a summer crowd
Fire Island whispers where the dunes are loud
Boardwalk nights, a carnival glow
Where tides and neon ebb and flow
[Verse 3]
The Hamptons glisten with borrowed stars
Behind high walls and gilded bars
But east of wealth the lighthouse stands
Montauk’s heart in the fisherman’s hands
[Bridge]
Every wave, every mile
Every shadow, every smile
Carries echoes, old and new
Long Island, we’re all a part of you
[Verse 4]
From oyster beds to crowded bars
From Belmont Park to Hicksville cars
There’s no one way to call you mine
But we all belong on that Long Island line
[Chorus]
Oh, Long Island, you’re wide and free
From city streets to the salty sea
You bend, you break, you heal, you shine
Forever running that Long Island line
[Chorus]
Oh, Long Island, you’re wide and free
From city streets to the salty sea
You bend, you break, you heal, you shine
Forever running that Long Island line
Song Description
“Long Island Line” is a smooth, cool-groove anthem that captures the essence of one of America’s most diverse and storied places. From the buzzing boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn to the white sands of Fire Island, the polished wealth of the Hamptons, and the rugged beauty of Montauk, the song takes the listener on a journey along the island’s spine — a place where city steel meets Atlantic salt.
The verses unfold like a moving train, beginning with the urban heartbeat of the west — subway rumbles, brownstone blocks, and the energy of New York’s outer boroughs. As the song pushes eastward, the tone shifts into breezy beach nights, neon boardwalks, and windswept dunes. By the time the chorus swells, the listener feels the whole island’s rhythm — resilient, expansive, and full of contrasts.
The bridge adds depth, acknowledging Long Island’s many faces: fishermen and commuters, dreamers and drifters, scholars and artists. It honors the island not just as geography, but as an identity — a living thread that binds generations and cultures together. With its steady beat and lyrical imagery, “Long Island Line” becomes both a tribute and a soundtrack for anyone who’s ever called the island home or traveled its length in search of something lasting.
