Once I hated this city
Now it can't get me down
Slushy, humid and gritty
What a pretty town
What, thought I could be duller
More depressing, less gay
Now my favourite colour
Is grey
A wall of rain as
it turns to sleet
The lack of sun
on a one way street
I love the grime all the time
And what more do I need
My window pane has a lovely view
An inch of sky and a fly or two
Why, I can see half a tree
And what more do I need
The dusk is thick
and it's galling
It simply can't be excused
In winter even
the falling snow looks Used
My window pane may
not give much light
But I see you
so the view is bright
If I can love you
I'll pay the dirt no heed
With your love
what more do I need
Someone shouting for quiet
Someone starting a brawl
Down the block there's a riot
And I'll buy it all
Listen, now I'm ecstatic
Hold me close and be still
Hear the lovely pneumatic Drill
A subway train thunders
through the Bronx
A taxi horn on the corner honks
But I adore ev'ry roar
And what more do I need
I hear a crane making
street repairs
A two ton child running
wild upstairs
Steam pipes bang,sirens clang
And what more do I need
The neighbours yell
in the summer
The landlord yells in the fall
So loud I can't hear the plumber
Pound the wall
An aeroplane roars
across the bay
But I can hear youc
as clear as day
You said you love me
Above the sound and speed
With your love
What more do I need
Once I hated this city
Now it can't get me down
Slushy, humid and gritty
What a pretty town
What, thought I could be duller
More depressing, less gay
Now my favourite colour
Is grey
A wall of rain as
it turns to sleet
The lack of sun
on a one way street
I love the grime all the time
And what more do I need
My window pane has a lovely view
An inch of sky and a fly or two
Why, I can see half a tree
And what more do I need
The dusk is thick
and it's galling
It simply can't be excused
In winter even
the falling snow looks Used
My window pane may
not give much light
But I see you
so the view is bright
If I can love you
I'll pay the dirt no heed
With your love
what more do I need
Someone shouting for quiet
Someone starting a brawl
Down the block there's a riot
And I'll buy it all
Listen, now I'm ecstatic
Hold me close and be still
Hear the lovely pneumatic Drill
A subway train thunders
through the Bronx
A taxi horn on the corner honks
But I adore ev'ry roar
And what more do I need
I hear a crane making
street repairs
A two ton child running
wild upstairs
Steam pipes bang,sirens clang
And what more do I need
The neighbours yell
in the summer
The landlord yells in the fall
So loud I can't hear the plumber
Pound the wall
An aeroplane roars
across the bay
But I can hear youc
as clear as day
You said you love me
Above the sound and speed
With your love
What more do I need
gt;
Georgie's life ended there
but I ask who really cares
George once said to me
and I quote
He said "Never wait or hesitate
Get in kid, before it's too late
You may never get another chance
'Cos youth a mask
but it don't last
live it long and live it fas
Georgie was a friend of mine
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Oh Georgie stay, don't go away
Georgie please stay
you take our breath away
Oh Georgie stay, don't go away
Georgie please stay
you take our breath away
Oh Georgie stay, don't go away
Georgie, Georgie
please stay you
take our breath away