my brain's been battered



splattered all over manhattan



friends are so alarming



pile it up, pile it high on the platter



people dressed in plastic bags



directing traffic



some kind of fashion



all this chitter-chatter, chitter-chatter, chitter-chatter



i can't give it away on 7th avenue



this town's been wearing tatters



ain't you hungry for success



that's what makes our town the best






does it matter?