Lyrics and Chords

You feel the city beat sliding up to meet the cabs driving close,
They're the ones who see the most of what this city has to give,
Trying their damnedest to live in a town full of bright city lights,
The coming night

You try your best not to give in to the victims temptation of the underbelly's sins
While the cabbies yell their best and the hookers look like all the rest
Look for a better trick

While the funk band try's out it's new grooves they've got the beat and they've got the moves
So you head downtown to the village green to see if there's anything you haven't seen
And you're enjoying the ride
Making the best of your time
And you know that you can trip
You can skip, you can slide
Cause you know the night is on your side

You think back to days when these are past thoughts
Conceal your urges and try not to get caught
In the self-absorbed ways of this crazy city
But to let them all slip you know would be a pity

Like the whore who passes up a trick cause she's best
You jump out of your soul to find your new found feet
You know this journey may never have an end
Like the soul-mates you've found whose friendships have no end
You change your direction and head uptown
To see if the East side knows what's going down
And you know that you can trip you can skip, you can slide
Cause you know the night is on your side

And now you return to the place you remember most
You buy a whiskey, you laugh, you raise a toast
To the days coming. To the days that have past
While all the time knowing it will last
Like a fortune teller who has an in
To see the future, forgive the sins you feel like a free-loader on this ride
And you know, the night is on your side
The night is on your side

You know this journey may never have an end
Like the soulmates you've found whose friendships
Have no end