You can have Manhattan, I know itâs for the bestâ¨
Iâll gather up the avenues and leave them on your doorstepâ¨
And Iâll tip toe away so you wonât have to say you heard me leave
You can have Manhattan, I know itâs what you wantâ¨
The bustle and the buildings the weather in the fallâ¨
And Iâll bow out of place to leave you some space for somebody new
You can have Manhattan, cause I canât have you
You can have Manhattan, the one we used to shareâ¨
The one where we were laughing and drunk on just being there
Hang on to the reverie, could you do that for meâ¨
Cause Iâm just too sad toâ¨
You can have Manhattan, cause I canât have you
And so it goes one foot after the other till black and white begin to color in
And I know that holding us in place is simply fear of whatâs already changed
You can have Manhattan, Iâll settle for the beachâ¨
And sunsets facing westward with sand beneath my feet
Iâll wish this away, this missing the days when I was one half of two
And you can have Manhattan cause I canât have you