Hey Manhattan ! Lyrics - Prefab Sprout

Guess what? Summer's arrived 

I feel the world's on my side 

The Brooklyn Bridge stretches below me 

A billion souls, all dying to know me 

Well, here I am, loaded with promise 

And knee deep in grace 

What I want is here on my face and 

I feel like I own the whole damn 

Hey Manhattan! Here I am 

Call me star-struck Uncle Sam 

Strolling Fifth Avenue 

Just to think Sinatra's been here too 

These myths we can't undo 

They lie in wait for you 

We live them till they're true 

Manhattan, doobie doo 

Hey Manhattan! Doobie doo 

Some days you've got to get outside 

Look there's, "The Carlyle" 

That's the place where Kennedy stayed and 

Where were you when he died? 

(Yeah, some things are slow to fade) 

There they were, loaded with promise 

And knee deep in fate 

When what you want shows on your face 

And all that's left litters the whole damn 

Hey Manhattan! Here I am 

Call it bad-luck Uncle Sam 

Scrounging Fifth Avenue 

Just to think the poor could live here too 

But what are they to do? 

These myths belong to you 

We live them till they're true 

Manhattan, doobie doo 

Hey Manhattan! Doobie doo