Famous Flower Of Manhattan Lyrics - Four Thieves Gone - Avett Brothers

I found a flower in a field 

A field of cars and people, Rows of concrete, paint, and steel 

Manhattan is where it grew 

And I thought, to cut it from its stem 

And take it from the cracks 

Between bricks that it lay in 

And save it from city strife 

Away from the city life 

Then someone, they whispered in my ear 

A county girl can't be made out of anybody here 

Don't touch it, it loves you not 

Don't touch it, it loves you not 

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Cause blue birds, Don't fly without their wings 

And when we put them in a cage 

The world can't hear them sing 

So selfish when greed sets in 

Possession, the king of sin 

And people don't ever let you down 

Forever find a way to kill whatever love they've found 

A heart beat and I want it too 

Manhattan is where she grew 

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So I left and I let the flower be 

And yesterday saw the flower on cable TV 

Much prettier than here with me 

For all of the world to see 

Much prettier than here with me