Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Every single day is a ballet in the streets
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and everyone's a dancer light and lively on their feet
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twinkle toes all stand in rows where roads and sidewalks meet and then they leap,
F
how they leap!
F
To symphonies of crashes all brash and harsh and loud, they make the
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the city seems a place where sleeping simply ain't allowed,
C
And when the day is over and those heads are hanging down,
C
eyelids heavy all around, dreams falling from the clouds,
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you hear a most peaceful and beautiful sound
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as the city heaves a sigh
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hear it start to softly sing itself that concrete lullaby,
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and it's: sleep little city do not cry.
[Bridge]
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[Verse 2]
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Glass and concrete canyons, never abandoned
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all gleaming with the lights of those who live the light demanding
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when the electric lights drive off the night they are still standing strong
F
weary and strong
F
and now feet pound on the ground downtown and rhythm of that step
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is the living city's heartbeat and the breath inside its heaving chest
C
when the sun again sinks below buildings in the west,
C
we cease our work and seek our peace
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our solemn souls to rest, in the comforting cradle of the city's sooted breast.
Gm Dm
And feel the city heave a sigh,
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hear it start to softly sing itself that concrete lullaby,
F C F
and it's sweet little city do not cry.
[Bridge and finish]
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