What More Do I Need? Lyrics - Sarah Brightman

Once I hated this city, 

Now it can't get me down. 

Slushy, humid and gritty, 

What a pretty town. 

What, thought I, could be duller, 

More depressing, less gay. 

Now my favourite colour 

Is grey. 

A wall of rain as it turns to sleet, 

The lack of sun on a one-way street, 

I love the grime all the time. 

And what more do I need? 

My window pane has a lovely view: 

An inch of sky and a fly or two. 

Why, I can see half a tree. 

And what more do I need? 

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The dusk is thick and it's galling; 

It simply can't be excused. 

In winter even the falling snow looks 

Used. 

My window pane may not give much light, 

But I see you, so the view is bright. 

If I can love you, I'll pay the dirt no heed! 

With your love, what more do I need? 

Someone shouting for quiet, 

Someone starting a brawl, 

Down the block there's a riot, 

And I'll buy it all! 

Listen, now I'm ecstatic, 

Hold me close and be still. 

Hear the lovely pneumatic 

Drill! 

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A subway train thunders through the Bronx, 

A taxi horn on the corner honks. 

But I adore ev'ry roar. 

And what more do I need? 

I hear a crane making street repairs, 

A two-ton child running wild upstairs. 

Steam pipes bang, sirens clang, 

And what more do I need? 

The neighbours yell in the summer, 

The landlord yells in the fall, 

So loud I can't hear the plumber 

Pound the wall. 

An aeroplane roars across the bay, 

But I can hear you as clear as day: 

You said you love me 

Above the sound and speed. 

With your love, 

What more do I need?