Norah Jones

Back to Manhattan

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Iï¿½ll go back to Manhattan
As if nothing ever happened
When I cross that bridge
Itï¿½ll be as if this donï¿½t exist

I have a prince who is waiting
In a kingdom downtown
Iï¿½ll go back to Manhattan
As if nothing ever happened

You donï¿½t have to speak at all
I wonï¿½t look into your eyes,
And I wonï¿½t have to fall
You donï¿½t have to speak at all

But Brooklyn holds you
It holds my heart too
What a fool I was to think I could let them both go

You donï¿½t have to speak at all
I wonï¿½t look into your eyes,
And I wonï¿½t have to fall
I donï¿½t have to speak at all

I should go back to Manhattan
Itï¿½s just a train ride away
I know nothing about leaving
But I know what I should do it today

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leddy On Nov 14, 2009

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2009-11-14 02:17:38

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by jmw427

16y ago

I love this song...it applies to where I'm at right now. To me it's about a girl who has this "picture perfect" life with one guy (and I think the lyrics are posted incorrectly; I think from what I hear and what I see on other sites it should be "I've a prince who is waiting in a kingdom downtown) but she's met up with this other guy in Brooklyn, or basically someone who is totally different and new from the guy she is with: he's risky, he's passionate and he makes her feel alive. She thinks she can act like nothing happened with him, like things can go back to normal with the guy she's with, but she realizes that this other guy has a hold of her, and what a fool she is to think she can live in both worlds. She has to decide what she wants. She knows she should go back to her life with her boyfriend, it seems like it should be so easy - it's what makes sense; but she's struggling to do so because of what she feels for the other guy. Just my two cents. :)

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by marta90529

10y ago

well, it's about being stuck between two worlds, two guys, am I right Norah?

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