One Night In the City

Oh, Johnny was a dark child

He was promised to us all

But riders in the night can lift you out of sight

When they call, that's all

My Sally was a princess

And she was chosen for the crown

But chains can stop the sound

Of one night in the city

One night, lookin' pretty, yeah

Then someone opened doorways

And Johnny slipped away

Running for the bright, where dark is always light

There's no day, no way

The princess saw the dark child

And the dark child said her name

Come steal away, we'll play the game

Do you watch? Do you see?

Do you know the people in me?

I'm the bite, I'm the bark, I'm the scream

I'm the poor, I'm the sure

I'm the holy, I'm the pure

I can tell you tales you just might not believe

One night in the city

One night, lookin' pretty

One night in the city

One night, lookin' pretty

One night, one night

One night, one night

One night, one night

Yeah, the children shared the wonder

Of the leather and the lace

But one child went away

And one child stayed to play

For one night in the city

One night, lookin' pretty, yeah

One night in the city

One night, touchin' pretty

But chains don't make a wall

And dreams lay where they fall

Dark is never night

When dreams make up the light

One night in the city (One night)

One night, feelin' pretty, yeah

One night in the city (One night)

Feelin' pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty in the city (One night)

One night in the city (One night)

One night, one night (One night)

One night, one night (One night)

One night in the city (One night)

One night, one night (One night)

Oh, one child went away (One night)

And one child stayed to play (One night)

Chains don't make a wall (One night)

Your dreams are laid just where they fall in the city (One night)