We had a project that got way out of hand,
They say I’m guilty but I don’t understand.
They send reporters who keep bugging my wife,
I’ve changed my number but I’m scared for my life.
Manhattan Boogie-Woogie

The work was steady and the money was fine,
I loved the science – I worked all the time.
Manhattan Boogie-Woogie

You were an innocent,
You had ideals,
The frontiers of science,
You held in your hand,

With the future of (man …)
Manhattan Boogie-Woogie

It was a challenge I just couldn’t refuse,
I didn’t know there could be so much to lose.
I didn’t know what they were using me for,
I never thought about the blood and the gore.

Manhattan Boogie-Woogie

You traded your innocence,
For a place in the plan.
Where’s the future for (man …)
Manhattan Boogie-Woogie

So now I’m all washed up and full of regrets,
Nobody likes me – they can never forget.
Manhattan Boogie-Woogie

© 1982 MCPS / PRS