[Verse 1]
Thousand feet above the ground
Lookin' o'er a postcard town
As one-by-one lights go out in Brooklyn
Looks like the stars have all fell down
Spread themselves across the ground
Like a farmer sowin' seed in the spring-time

[Verse 2]
Taxi rides just after dark
Those eyes could'a lit up Central Park
Then kiss like you see in the movies
Wore my heart around your neck
And I'm sure that I would not forget
This city, this moment, this girl

[Chorus]
Manhattan, manhattan
Oh where have you been all my life?

[Verse 3]
Out of town kids with nothin' to do
Fake ID's and cowboy boots
And a friend to keep us loaded for the weekend
We'll catch the A Train to Chamber Street
Jenny's got a girl that she wants me to meet
She'll get me high, she'll get me drunk, she'll get me off