You Had to Be There - Steve Lawrence

You can say I’m lazy, slowly goin' crazy

Longin' for a taste of New York air

But what’s the since of talking, wastin' my breath

Cause I guess that you just had to be there

When all the candy was a nickel, people weren’t fickel

No one had a dime, but did they care

Talk about the good times, they were the best

But I guess that you just had to be there

A stick, a ball, a street was all we ever needed

And we were happy, happier then

So when I die I hope they say he overdosed on reminisin'

NYC is you I’m missin'

Give me a New Yorker, any old New Yorker

Bet we got a million songs to share

Laughin' on the outside, slightly depressed

Cause you know I’ll like to be there, guess you had to be there

If I could only be there now.

A stick, a ball, a street was all we ever needed

And we were happy, happier then

So when I die I hope they say he overdosed on reminesin'

NYC is you I’m missin'

Give me a New Yorker, any old New Yorker

I’ll Bet we got a million songs to share

Laughin' on the outside, slightly depressed

Cause you know I’ll like to be there, guess you had to be there

If I could only be there now.