The Night When the City Dreamed

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’d 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