The Night When the City Dreamed

music & lyrics by Sherman Tabor

All’s quiet downtown

I keep my windows open

I’m learning how to know you

Been blue for a long time

Looking for myself and

Coming up empty-handed

Been walking the same streets

They’re gray under the same crowd

My body knows the way now

But tonight you walked with me

And nothing looked the same

You said, “baby take my hand”

And the pavement cracked right under our feet

Flowers covered these city streets

And the water rushed through hallowed halls

And ivy climbed over barren walls

And you painted my starless night with brand new light

And I heard songs you’ve never listened for echo through the night

And baby, now we’re dancing down the avenues

A band’s playing, can you hear it, too?

I feel it when I’m with you

We’re dancing around a garden no one sees

On the night when the city dreamed

Come on, climb out your window

Swing your legs over the fire escape, I wanna

Darling, I want to know you

Your wild, secret dreams

The fears that you can’t speak

And we’ll watch the pavement crack right under our feet

Flowers cover these city streets

Hear the water rush through hallowed halls

And ivy climbs over barren walls

And you paint my starless sky with brand new light

And I’ll sing songs you’ve never heard before

They’ll echo through the night

And baby, now we’re dancing down the avenues

A band’s playing, can you hear it, too?

I feel it when I’m with you

We’re dancing around a garden no one sees

On the night when the city dreamed

And I’d lie here still

My barren ground

Darling, take your time

‘Til you’re all around

My heart, my mind, my soul

My heart, my mind, my soul

The garden grows

And baby, now we’re dancing down the avenues

A band’s playing, can you hear it, too?

I feel it when I’m with you

We’re dancing around a garden no one sees

Yeah, we’re dancing around a garden no one sees

On the night when the city dreamed