brooklyn blues
barry manilow
see i flew in from the west coast
i flew in from the west coast
and we circled j.f.k. the movie ended and i pulled up the shade
looked out the window while the muzak played. but in my head i'm singin'
singin' the brooklyn blues. oh
yea. when you're growin' up in brooklyn
the bridge is like a friend. said when you're growin' up in brooklyn
that bridge is sure your friend. because that river
looks a hundred miles wide
when all your dreams are on the other side
and that can start you singin'
singin' the brooklyn blues. oh
yea. now i've got myself some money
a mansion in bel-aire. yes i've spent a lot of money
and i've been most everywhere. but still there's somethin' missin' i've got to find
a part of me i must've left behind
that makes a guy start feelin'
feelin' those brooklyn blues. my my
i've sung love songs to a princess
more than once or twice. i've sung rock 'n' roll in paris
jazz in paradise. but there's a song of mine i couldn't have sung
a tune i started back when i was young. now i've come home to finish