First We Take Manhattan Lyrics

Suzanne takes you down to her place near the riverYou can hear the boats go by, you can spend the night foreverAnd you know that she's half-crazy but that's why you want to be ther...Read Full Lyrics

Everybody knows that the dice are loadedEverybody rolls with their fingers crossedEverybody knows the war is overEverybody knows the good guys lostEverybody knows the fight was fix...Read Full Lyrics

The birds they sangAt the break of dayStart againI heard them sayDon't dwell on whatHas passed awayOr what is yet to beYeah the wars they willBe fought againThe holy doveShe will b...Read Full Lyrics

It's four in the morning, the end of DecemberI'm writing you now just to see if you're betterNew York is cold, but I like where I'm livingThere's music on Clinton Street all throug...Read Full Lyrics

I came so far for beautyI left so much behindMy patience and my familyMy masterpiece unsignedI thought I'd be rewardedFor such a lonely choiceAnd surely she would answerTo such a v...Read Full Lyrics

Sometimes I find I get to thinking of the past.We swore to each other then that our love would surely last.You kept right on loving, I went on a fast,Now I am too thin and your lov...Read Full Lyrics

I've never seen your eyes so wide I've never seen your appetite quite this occupied Elsewhere is your feast of love I know where long ago we agreed to keep it light So lets be marr...Read Full Lyrics

Maybe I'm still hurting I can't turn the other cheek But you know that I still love you It's just that I can't speak I looked for you in everyone And they called me on that too I l...Read Full Lyrics

Come over to the window, my little darlingI'd like to try to read your palmI used to think I was some kind of Gypsy boyBefore I let you take me homeNow so long, MarianneIt's time t...Read Full Lyrics

I asked my fatherI said, "Father change my name"The one I'm using now it's covered upWith fear and filth and cowardice and shame [Chorus: x2]Yes and lover, lover, loverLover, lover...Read Full Lyrics