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The Blue Nile - The Downtown Lights (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Robert Bell
Robert Bell
Bass
Paul Buchanan
Paul Buchanan
Vocals
Paul Joseph Moore
Paul Joseph Moore
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Buchanan
Paul Buchanan
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Blue Nile
The Blue Nile
Producer
Calum Malcolm
Calum Malcolm
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Sometimes I walk away
When all I really wanna do
Is love and hold you right
There is just one thing I can say
Nobody loves you this way
It's alright
Can't you see
The downtown lights?
[Verse 2]
In love, we're all the same
We're walking down an empty street
And with nobody, call your name
Empty streets
Empty nights
The downtown lights
[Chorus]
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know it's true?
[Bridge]
Yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
It's alright
[Verse 3]
Tonight and every night
Let's go walking down this empty street
Let's walk in the cool evening light
Wrong or right
Be at my side
The downtown lights
[Bridge]
It will be alright
It will be alright
The downtown lights
Yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know it's true?
[Bridge]
It's alright
It's alright
The downtown lights
Yeah, yeah
Yeah
Yeah
[Chorus]
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know it's true?
Yeah, yeah, yeah
The downtown lights
[Outro]
The neons and the cigarettes
Rented rooms and rented cars
The crowded streets, the empty bars
Chimney tops and trumpets
The golden lights, the loving prayers
The colored shoes, the empty trains
I'm tired of crying on the stairs
The downtown lights
Hey, yeah
Hey, yeah
Written by: Paul Buchanan

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