Manhattan Youth

Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan

Youth

Certain of something and stuck on the new

Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan

Youth

Locked into moments with our only truth

Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan

Youth

Wide open eyes

He takes his time

And holding out his hand waiting for a guide

His street is cold

His mothers old

Pace past the garbage and repeat

Is it natural?

You see that it's fast

The stone falls away

The Latin's been lost

Can't find it these days

I walk in the room

The same look on my face

The latin's been lost

Lost upon the Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan youth

Certain of something, stuck in the new

Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan

Youth

Minds are made up with their backs to the booth

Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan

Youth

Locked into moments with our only truth

And he takes his time

Like I take mine

Against the glass

Look for a breaking line

What does he see?

And is it clear?

We offer up a truth that's only valid here

His brother's at the door

I learned not to wait

The father's been lost since '78

He came here with an eye

No party, no disco

Just bring your son into the world

You only let him go

It came into the world for you

Promise you want this, they want it for you

Yeah, promise you want this

Whatever they do, they do it for you, they do it for you

Whatever they do, they do it for you, they do it for you

Whatever they do, they do it for you

They do it for the Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan youth

Certain of something, stuck in the new

Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan

Youth

Promise you want this, they want it for you

Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan

Youth

Raise both your sons to out run the both of you