Lyrics

[Narration: John Ireland] Earlier in my letter I said that New York had changed, and so it has All but the park Of all Manhattan, it's still the easiest place in which to be alone The park understands a lonely man And when I see the trees on the avenue Lean over the wall trying to get in, I want to get in, too And hear the people sing [Various] Come from the West side Come to the park Come from the East side Come to the park Spread all your worries on the green, green grass And tell all your troubles to the sky And watch the crazy world go by [John Ireland] And when I see the trees on the avenue Lean over the wall trying to get in, I want to get in, too [Judy Garland] Wait for me, I want to be with you In the playgrounds, underneath the trees, on the lake, at the zoo I want to be where you are Take me with you As I sit in my room, with your letter in my hand An unwelcome doubt invades my mind And I get mixed up, and I wonder who loves me and who doesn't love me And I wonder who means it and who doesn't mean it Then all of a sudden, I'm as sure as sure can be I need you more than you ever needed me [John Ireland] And so when the walls of my room start to close in on my silent phone I run to our favorite field, and walk the paths you loved so much Sometimes in the park I try to trade my thoughts for those of strangers And borrow small pieces of their lives, as they hurry by [Various] You should've seen the fella I was out with last night You know where he took me? Longchamp's, he took me! Mama, can I buy something? Mama, can I? We'll see Why, it's disgraceful! After all, what do the drama critics know about art in the theatre? I mean, real art! Now, you take my last play, the big scene... Can I mama, can I, please, mama? After a while Hey Moe, how'd you make out last night, huh, Moe? Ahh, same old thing, just a lot of heavy breathing