BROOKLYN (Part One)

BROOKLYN GIRLS ARE NOT SO SHY
BROOKLYN BOYS DON'T PASS YOU BY
THEY SEEM TO KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW
AND THEY'VE ALWAYS GOT WHAT YOU WANT

IF YOU DIDN'T BAKE YOU COULD GET A TAN
UP ON TAR BEACH ~ DOWN ON CLARA STREET
WHERE PEOPLE TALK BUT DON'T SEEM TO CARE
WHEN THEY SMELL BURNING MATZOH IN THE AIR

YOU COULD  BANK AND SHOP ANY GIVEN SUNDAY ON THIRTEENTH AVENUE
YOU COULD GET A CANNOLI OR A REPUTATION ON THIRTEENTH AVENUE

BROOKLYN DAYS TURN INTO NIGHTS AND BROOKLYN NIGHTS CAN LAST FOR DAYS

HICKS STREET MEN THEY COME AND GO BACK HOME TO WAITING WIVES WITH OPEN ARMS AND TWO YEAR OLDS
HICKS STREET WOMEN WALK TO WORK AND WORK LIKE MEN THEN COME BACK HOME TO WORK AGAIN

YOU CAN BE ANYONE YOU WANT TO BE STROLLING DOWN THE PROMENADE
IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE TIME OF DAY OR WHAT KIND OF GAMES YOU WANT TO PLAY
'LEAST THAT'S HOW IT WAS BACK IN THE DAY
BACK IN NINETEEN SEVENTY NINE

BROOKLYN DAYS TURN INTO NIGHTS AND BROOKLYN NIGHTS CAN LAST FOR DAYS

BROOKLYN GIRLS ARE NOT SO SHY
BROOKLYN BOYS WON'T PASS YOU BY
THEY SEEM TO KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW
AND THEY'VE ALWAYS GOT WHAT YOU WANT

BROOKLYN DAYS TURN INTO NIGHTS AND BROOKLYN NIGHTS CAN LAST FOR DAYS