Opening Doors / What More Do I Need?

Lyrics

[Part I: Opening Doors] [Verse] Who wants to live in New York? Who wants the worry, the noise, the dirt, the heat? Who wants the garbage cans clanging in the street? Suddenly I do They're always popping their cork The cops, the cabbies, the salesgirls up at Saks You gotta have a real taste for maniacs— Suddenly I do [Part II: What More Do I Need?] [Verse 1] Once I hated this city Now it can't get me down Slushy, humid and gritty What a pretty town! What, thought I, could be duller More depressing, less gay? Now my favorite color Is gray! [Chorus] A wall of rain as it turns to sleet The lack of sun on a one-way street I love the grime all the timе And what more do I need? My window pane has a lovely viеw An inch of sky and a fly or two Why, I can see half a tree And what more do I need? The dust is thick and it's galling It simply can't be excused In winter even the falling snow looks used My window pane may not give much light But I see you so the view is bright If I can love you I'll pay the dirt no heed! With your love, what more do I need? [Verse 2] Someone's shouting for quiet Someone's starting a brawl Down the block there's a riot And I'll buy it all! Listen, now I'm ecstatic Hold me close and be still Hear the lovely pneumatic Drill! [Chorus] A subway train thunders through the Bronx A taxi horn on the corner honks But I adore every roar And what more do I need? I hear a crane making street repairs A two-ton child running wild upstairs Steam pipes bang, sirens clang And what more do I need? The neighbors yell in the summer The landlord yells in the fall So loud I can't hear the plumber pound the wall An aeroplane roars across the bay But I can hear you as clear as day You said you loved me above the sound and speed With your love, what more do I need?