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 favourite colour
is grey.

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?

The dusk is thick and it's galling.
It simply can't be excused.
In winter even the falling snow looks
Used.

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?

Someone shouting for quiet
Someone starting a brawl
Down the block there's a riot,
And I'll buy it all!

Listen, now I'm ecstatic.
Hold me close and be still.
Hear the lovely pneumatic
Drill!

A subway train thunders through the Bronx
A taxi horn on the corner honks.
But I adore every roar.
And what more do I need?

I hear a crane making street repairs.
A two-ton child running wild upstairs
Steam pipes bang, sirens clang,
And what more do I need?

The neighbours yell in the summer.
The landlord yells in the fall
so loud I can't hear the plumber
Pound the wall.

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?

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