Lyrics: Philip G. Epstein/Julius J. Epstein
Music: Stephen Sondheim
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
A wall of rain as it turns to sleet
The lack of sun on a one-way street
I love the grime all the time
And what more do I need
My window pane has a lovely view
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 doesn't 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
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 keep still
Hear the lovely pneumatic drill
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 stresst repairs
A two-ton child runing 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 love me,above the sound and speed
With your love what more do I need