Manhattan Lady

Strolling aimlessly through the streets of the city,
feeling sad and alone, looking for some pity,

thinking tomorrow will be, just another waste of my time,
going through the motions, another huge mountain to climb,  

running in circles, I keep falling for that same old trick,
and I continuously punish myself, with that same old stick,

I need to find something to inspire me, someone I can trust,
the city bus driving by splashes me, and immediately gets cussed,

why can't I find that someone, someone who really cares,
someone who will listen, not constantly changing chairs,

it seems as though I'm doomed, to feel love nevermore,
then as I along W165th street, someone is struggling with a door,

I see this enchanting lady, her key not working right,  
across from Hilltop Park, the Audubon Ballroom said the flashing light,

I asked if I could be of help to her, she smiled and nodded slightly,
She said she came to dance here, she came here almost nightly,

I pushed and shoved and grunted, made sounds of all my might ,
finally it opened, it was dark inside, no dancing here tonight,

she smiled at me once again, and thanked me for helping out.
I told her I could sing for her, we could dance and shout,

I sang as loud as I could sing, we danced in circles like a carousel,
we laughed and we talked and that night I fell,
madly in love with this lady, sent to me in a spell,

That night my life changed, no longer was my future shady,
that was the night I fell in love, with this Manhattan lady

Gomer LePoet...