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Artist: a-ha
Canonical path: /a-ha/manhattan-skyline
Related lyric paths: 6
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Manhattan Skyline
Read Manhattan Skyline lyrics by a-ha on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Manhattan Skyline
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We sit and watch umbrellas fly
I’m trying to keep my newspaper dry
I hear myself say: My boat’s leaving now
So we shake hands and cry
Now I must wave goodbye
Wave goodbye
Wave goodbye
Wave goodbye
Wave goodbye (wave goodbye)
You know?
I don't wanna cry again
Don't wanna cry again
I don't wanna say goodbye
Don't want to cry again
I don't want to run away
I don't want to race this pain
I'll never see your face again
Oh, but how?
How can you say?
That I didn't try?
You see things
In the depths of my eyes
That my love's run dry
No
I leave to their goodbyes
I've come to depend on the look in their eyes
My blood's sweet for pain
The wind and the rain bring back words of a song
And they say: Wave goodbye
Wave goodbye
Wave goodbye
Wave goodbye
Wave goodbye
You know?
I don't wanna fall again
I don't want to know this pain
I don't want another friend
I don't want to try again
Don't want to see you hurt
Don't let me see you hurt
I don't wanna cry again
I'll never see your face again
How can you say?
That I didn't try?
You know I did
You see things
In the depths of my eyes
That my love's run dry
(I don't wanna cry again)
So I read to myself
A chance of a lifetime to see new horizons
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Manhattan skyline
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