[GENE]
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 favorite color
Is gray

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?

[HELEN]
The dusk is thick and it's galling
It simply can't be excused
In winter even the falling
Snow looks used
[GENE]
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?

[BOBBY]
Someone shouting for quiet

[FLORENCE]
Someone starting a brawl

[RAY, DINO, TED & ARTIE]
Down the block there's a riot

[HELEN]
And I'll buy it
All!

[CELESTE]
Listen now, I'm ecstatic

[HANK]
Hold me close and be still
[MILDRED]
Hear the lovely pneumatic
Drill!

[GENE]
A subway train thunders through the Bronx

[HELEN]
A taxi horn on the corner honks

[HELEN & GENE]
But I adore every roar
And what more do I need?

[HELEN]
I hear a crane making street repairs

[GENE]
A two-ton child running wild upstairs

[HELEN]
Steam pipes bang—

[GENE]
Sirens clang—
[HELEN & GENE]
And what more do I need?

[CLUNE]
The neighbors yell in the summer

[LIEUTENANT]
The landlord yells in the fall

[CLUNE & LIEUTENANT]
So loud you can't hear the plumber
Pound the wall!

[HELEN & GENE]
An aeroplane roars across the bay
But I can hear you as clear as day
You said you love me
Above the sound and speed!
With your love, what more do I need?