From the musical play Success!
my new york is you
GREGORY You can turn off the charm now.
NEW YORK! NEW YORK HAS EVERYTHING.
FOR ROMANCE YOU CAN'T BEAT IT.
BUT NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU—
WELL, WE CAN DO WITHOUT IT.
I MIGHT HAVE BEEN ENCHANTED ONCE
BY THE LIGHT SHOW ON TIMES SQUARE,
BUT NEXT TO YOU THOSE FLASHY LIGHTS
SEEM DIMMER THAN BEFORE.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
IT'S JUST A HUNK OF STEEL AND TAR.
AND I WOULDN'T CARE ABOUT THAT EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
EVEN IF IT SCRAPED THE SKIES OF JUPITER.
COULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT THE COPACABANA.
DOES ANYONE STILL LISTEN TO MANILOW?
FOR SOME IT'S THE RAINBOW ROOM,
FOR SOME IT'S THE PARK,
BUT MY NEW YORK IS YOU.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE GUGGENHEIM.
AND MOMA? I DON'T GIVE A FRICK!
AND GREENWICH VILLAGE WITH ITS SINGLES SCENE:
SAME OLD MEAT MARKET EVERY WEEK.
I'D RATHER ZOOM UP ON THE "A" TRAIN TO THE HEIGHTS,
OR SAIL TO STATEN ISLAND NICE AND SLOW.
AND AS OUR LIPS MEET LADY LIBERTY DRIFTS BY.
MY TORCH BURNS BRIGHT FOR NOBODY BUT YOU.
GREGORY HONEY, YOU'RE HANGING IN MY GALLERY.
NORA I'LL TAKE YOU WITH ONIONS & KRAUT.
GREGORY OR EVEN STROLLING DOWN THE BOWERY.
NORA NIGHT AND DAY, DAY, DAY, DAY AND NIGHT.
GREGORY LET THE POSERS PRESS THEIR NOSES TO 5th AVENUE WINDOWS.
MY NEW YORK IS YOU.
NORA HOW LONG IT’S BEEN SINCE ANYONE HAS MADE MY HEAD SPIN SO!
MY NEW YORK IS YOU.
BOTH MY NEW YORK IS YOU.
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