Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song You Had to Be There , by - Steve Lawrence. Release date: 01.04.1981
Song language: English
You Had to Be There |
| 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. |