Manhattan

Album: The Blessed Unrest (2013)
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  • You can have Manhattan
    I know it's for the best
    I'll gather up the avenues
    And leave them on your doorstep
    And I'll tip toe away
    So you won't have to say
    You heard me leave

    You can have Manhattan
    I know it's what you want
    The bustle and the buildings
    The weather in the fall
    And I'll bow out of place
    To save you some space
    For somebody new

    You can have Manhattan
    'Cause I can't have you

    Ah

    You can have Manhattan
    The one we used to share
    The one where we were laughing
    And drunk on just being there
    Hang on to the reverie
    Could you do that for me
    'Cause I'm just too sad to

    You can have Manhattan
    'Cause I can't have you

    And so it goes
    One foot after the other
    'Til black and white begin to color in
    And I know
    That holding us in place is simply fear
    Of what's already changed

    Ah

    You can have Manhattan
    I'll settle for the beach
    And sunsets facing westward with
    Sand beneath my feet
    I'll wish this away
    Just missing the days
    When I was one half of two

    You can have Manhattan
    'Cause I can't have you Writer/s: SARA BAREILLES
    Publisher: Audiam, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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