New Dorp, New York

Album: Wonder Where We Land (2014)
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  • My girl's got a minimum
    Keep it stuck right there 'til the lumber comes
    Leave a smooth operator lookin' like a bum
    My girl's got a city to run
    Got the key to the kingdom where the money's from
    Never seen calienda, never seen the sun
    (And he thinks I'm the negative one)

    Flag flappin' in Manhattan
    New Dorp New York
    Gargoyles gargling oil
    Peak of the empire, top of the rock
    Flag flappin' in Manhattan
    New Dorp New York
    Gargoyles gargling oil
    Peak of the empire, top of the rock

    My girl's got a little schtick
    Keep your coat up in the kitchen while you feed the kids
    Keep your waitin' in the winter while the tension ticks
    My girl got a limousine
    Got a full time job just to keep it clean
    Got a speaker in the trunk; you know where it's done
    (You think I'm the negative one)

    Flag flappin' in Manhattan
    New Dorp New York
    Gargoyles gargling oil
    Peak of the empire, top of the rock
    Flag flappin' in Manhattan
    New Dorp New York
    Gargoyles gargling oil
    Peak of the empire, top of the rock

    New Dorp New York

    Late nights and black Israelites
    White women singing under dying the lights
    Baseball bats that never hit home runs
    Late nights and black Israelites
    White women singing under dying the lights
    Baseball bats that never hit home runs

    I got a baseball bat, never hit home runs

    My girl's got a minimum
    Keep it stuck right there 'til the lumber comes
    Leave a smooth operator lookin' like a bum
    My girl's got a city to run
    Got the key to the kingdom where the money's from
    Never seen calienda, never seen the sun

    New Dorp New York

    Flag flappin' in Manhattan
    New Dorp New York
    Gargoyles gargling oil
    Peak of the empire, top of the rock
    Flag flappin' in Manhattan
    New Dorp New York
    Gargoyles gargling oil
    Peak of the empire, top of the rock

    My girl's got a little schtick
    Keep your coat up in the kitchen while you feed the kids
    Keep your waitin' in the winter while the tension ticks
    My girl got a limousine
    Got a full time job just to keep it clean
    Got a speaker in the trunk; you know where it's done

    My girl's got a city to run Writer/s: Aaron Thomas Jerome Foulds, Ezra Koenig
    Publisher: Hipgnosis Songs Group, Red Brick Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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