Manhattan

I wrapped your red coat tight around my shoulders Every time the cold air hit the door With your red flags tight around my shoulders I never understood what they were for North and south of the muddy thames At the same skyline we would stop and stare There were reasons to sing at the start and the end And I'm leaving for Manhattan Tonight I've been wondering what country i belong to As you scrape our flag up off the floor I've been wondering what country i belong to As we change our language back and forth As the free world sings and the kids revolt And the event horizon was years ago I guess we will never know about the crimes we couldn't solve So I'm leaving for Manhattan Tonight I see the funny side in almost everything now A splinter on the ladder out the trench I see the funny side in almost everything now At least you got on well with my friends As the diamond sits on the paupers ledge And the hardened thief won't turn his head I still hear his foot steps creeping down our stairs So I'm leaving for Manhattan Tonight You said a writer will never lose his senses Without a single shred of vanity But if a writer will never lose his senses Then you've got a better shot of this than me 'Cause I've seen this movie far too many times I've read every letter until I've gone blind I've spoken to scholars about our demise And I'm leaving for Manhattan I'm leaving for Manhattan I'm leaving for Manhattan Tonight