nellie mckay - manhattan avenue lyrics

send a breeze
a pitbull's yelp
a tender squeeze
a cry for help
make it now
and make it fast
such memories
can never last
i long for the days
music and mayhem
mama's a smilin' friend
in the scuzzy hue of the sunlight
manhattan avenue

lionel please
watch o'er our door
the children tease
i beg for more
chipping paint
the ceiling's spent
aw ain't it great
can't make the rent
i long for the days
kittens are meowling
junkies are prowling
deep in the jazzy hue of the streetlight
manhattan avenue

[instrumental break]

how wild it is
what strange a vice
that a mugger and a child should share the same paradise
oh but dreams come true on
manhattan avenue