Send a breeze
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A pitbull's yelp
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A tender squeeze
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A cry for help
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Make it now
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And make it fast
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Such memories
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Can never last
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I long for the days
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Music and mayhem
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Mama's a smilin' friend
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In the scuzzy hue of the sunlight
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Manhattan avenue
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Lionel please
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Watch o'er our door
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The children tease
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I beg for more
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Chipping paint
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The ceiling's spent
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Aw ain't it great
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Can't make the rent
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I long for the days
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Kittens are meowling
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Junkies are prowling
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Deep in the jazzy hue of the streetlight
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Manhattan avenue
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[instrumental break]
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How wild it is
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What strange a vice
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That a mugger and a child should share the same paradise
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Oh but dreams come true on
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Manhattan avenue
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Manhattan Avenue
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| Nellie McKay |
