Our Manhattan Moment Lyrics - Stan Ridgway

The city streets burst at their seams 

And flood the earth with people's dreams 

But you're only concerned with some new shoe 

Once up Broadway, we had walked 

My mind was racing as you talked 

I wish that I could be as dumb as you 

We bought the lampshades and the cars 

The wind-up toys and cookie jars 

Another swap meet and bazaar with you 

But now your pointless lazy drawl 

Puts me to sleep and then I fall 

Into a place where I'm encased in glue 

Chorus: 

Keep it light (Keep it light) 

And keep it loose (Keep it loose) 

What's the fuss? (What's the fuss?) 

And what's the use? 

One night up in a penthouse suite 

Your famous friends I got to meet 

So nice to have my pinky painted blue 

And now I hear your voice an' pour a drink 

Don't you ever stop to think 

Beyond the safe and sanctioned point of view 

Chorus: 

Keep it light (Keep it light) 

You gotta keep it loose (Keep it loose) 

What's the fuss? (What's the fuss?) 

And what's the use? 

The city streets burst at their seams 

And flood the earth with people's dreams 

But you're only concerned with some new shoe 

So we'll still amble through the bars 

And count the pretty colored jars 

I still wish that I could be as dumb as you 

As dumb as you 

As dumb as you 

Just as dumb as you