I Don’t Know How to Drive

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Battery Park, I'm on my way to Union Square I don't need much, a pair of shoes will get me there Stop for a Peking duck for lunch in Chinatown Shop for a watch along Canal, mine's slowing down But I've been on time ever since I was sixteen I've never been late 'cause I've never had to wait For the lights to turn from red to green What does horsepower even mean? [Chorus] I don't know how to drive Who the hell wants a car anyway? My feet on the street, I'm alive I'm looking at you Stuck sitting in traffic for an hour or two The back of a cabbie's head blocking the view That's not what New Yorkers do [Verse 2] Bumper to bumper, it's St. Patrick's Day parade Plaza Hotel's my shortcut, though I've never stayed Meet me at 3:15 outside the Guggenheim Later for dinner and a little night music, I love Sondheim And I've been walking tall ever since I was sixteen I've never missed a date 'cause I've never had to wait For the lights to turn from red to green I'm my own two-legged machine [Chorus] I don't know how to drive Who the hell wants a car anyway? My feet on the street, I'm alive I'm looking at you Stuck sitting in traffic for an hour or two The back of a cabbie's head blocking the view That's not what New Yorkers do [Bridge] Out in the Hamptons, everyone owns a Cadillac Models with DUIs and a taste for Armagnac Why would I need a wheel if I want to feel Like I'm going places? I'll take a few paces [Chorus] I don't know how to drive Who the hell wants a car anyway? My feet on the street, I'm alive I'm looking at you Stuck sitting in traffic for an hour or two The back of a cabbie's head blocking the view [Outro] When will you wake up And see the only way through Is out here on the sidewalk 'Cause walking's what true New Yorkers do