Who-oo-oo, who-oo-oo

Who-oo-oo, who-oo-oo

And if the city's skyscrapers
rise over this island

Would you be glad to see
Manhattan for once?

I knew the dream, it died
JMZ line, Myrtle and Broadway

But I'd be glad to see
Manhattan for once

Whoa-whoa,
living life in the city

Whoa-whoa, 
it will never be pretty

Oh-oh-oh-oh, 
oh-oh-oh-oh

Whoa-whoa, 
we can plan if we make it

Whoa-whoa, 
we won't let 'em

They won't take it from me

No-oh-oh, whoa

Who-oo-oo, who-oo-oo

Who-oo-oo, who-oo-oo

So if you leave, 
don't leave me all alone

'Cause I'll be scared, 
I'll be naked, I'll be cold

And I miss my dad,
Cleopatra sitting on the phone

So take me back off these streets
and we'll never be apart

Together from the start
Never, never, falling back alone

Oh-whoa, 
living life in the city

Oh-whoa, 
it will never be pretty

Oh-oh-oh-oh, 
oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-whoa, 
we can plan if we make it

Whoa-whoa, 
we won't let 'em

They won't take it from me

No-oh-oh, whoa

And if the sun 
don't shine on me today

And if the subways flood
and bridges break

Will you just lay down
and dig your grave?

Or will you rail 
against your dying day?

Da-da-da, 
da da-da, da da-da

Da-da-da, 
da da-da, da da-da

Da-da-da, 
da da-da, da da-da

Da-da-da, 
da da-da, da da-da