[Verse 1]
I wrapped your red coat tight around my shoulders
Every time the cold air hit the door
With your red flags tight around my shoulders
I never understood what they were for
North and south of the muddy Thames
At the same skyline we would stop and stare
There were reasons to sing at the start and the end
And I'm leaving for Manhattan
Tonight

[Verse 2]
I've been wondering what country I belong to
As you scrape our flag up off the floor
I've been wondering what country I belong to
As we change our language back and forth
As thе free world sings and the kids revolt
And the еvent horizon was years ago
Guess we will never know about the crimes we didn't solve
So I'm leaving for Manhattan
Tonight

[Verse 3]
I see the funny side in almost everything now
A splinter on the ladder out the trench
I see the funny side in almost everything now
At least you got on well with my friends
As the diamond sits on the pauper's ledge
And the hardened thief won't turn his head
I still hear his footsteps creeping down our stairs
So I'm leaving for Manhattan
Tonight
[Verse 4]
You said a writer will never lose his senses
Without a single shred of vanity
But if a writer will never lose his senses
You've got a better shot of this than me
'Cause I've seen this movie far too many times
And I've read every letter until I've gone blind
And I've spoken to scholars about our demise
And I'm leaving for Manhattan
I'm leaving for Manhattan
I'm leaving for Manhattan
Tonight