Famous Flower of Manhattan - The Avett Brothers

And 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 the bricks that it lay in

And save it from the city strife

Away from the city life

Then someone they whispered in my ear

A country 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

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 life they’ve found

A heart beat and I want it too

Manhattan is where she grew