You can have Manhattan I know, it’s for the best I’ll gather up the avenues And leave them on your doorstep And I’ll tip toe away So you won’t have to say You heard me leave
You can have Manhattan I know it’s what you want The bustle and the buildings The weather in the fall And I’ll bow out of place To save you some space For somebody new
You can have Manhattan Cause I can’t have you
You can have manhattan The one we used to share The one where we were laughing And drunk on just being there Hang on to the reverie Could you do that for me? Cause I’m just too sad to
You can have Manhattan Cause I can’t have you
And so it goes One foot after the other Til black and white begin to color in And I know That holding us in place Is simply fear of what’s already changed
You can have Manhattan I’ll settle for the beach The sunsets facing westward The sand beneath my feet And I’ll wish this away Just missing the days When I was one half of two You can have Manhattan Cause I can’t have you
