I was walking down the street When I saw a pretty boy He was checking the beat on his radio toy ****i've got the urge*** ****i've got to let it find me*** ****won't do nothing like this*** ****on hollywood and vine*** He's from the south of the bronx He's from the lower east side He makes me crawl up the walls He makes me run and hide Don't say no if you don't know Don't say no to love Don't say no if you don't know how to love Don't say no to love ***people'll call you on the telephone*** ***numbers are falling all around my home*** I love that boy I love the man in the street I love wild child smiles on the faces that I meet I love paris, I love tokyo and rome I love the faraway places But new york is my home Don't say no if you don't know Don't say no to love Don't say no if you don't know how to love Don't say no to love I love the odour called life I never watch tv I make enough money But I like what is free I love new orleans I love the romance I love sydney, australia I love anywhere in france I love dublin, I love london and berlin But new york is the best of any place I've bin' Don't say no if you don't know Don't say no to love Don't say no if you don't know how to love Don't say no to love Don't say no if you don't know Don't say no to love Don't say no if you don't know how to love Don't say no to love Don't say no if you don't know Don't say no to love Don't say no if you don't know how to love Don't say no to love