Chills run through my bones
Tides of life are ebbing out
Between the cobblestones
The streets are on fire
With the burning sunrise
And over the water I look in vain
For love on someone's eyes
Oh
city streets
The stories that they tell -
Oh
city streets
They can be heaven
they can be hell.
Winter colored morning
Gray and dirty brown
Reflecting the mood I'm in
Despair is all around.
I long for sweet oblivion
To make me from my pain
Maybe bring me dreams of hope and faith
So I can break this chain.
Oh
city streets
The stories that they tell -
Oh
city streets
They can be heaven
they can be hell
Lovers with their arms entwined
Silhouettes against the light.
A warm bed is waiting as they head home
After staying up all night.
For them the city is magic
That's all they 've ever know.
I wish I could find the magic
But I'm scared and I'm feeling so alone.
Oh
city streets
The stories that they tell -
Oh
city streets
They can be heaven
they can be hell.
Oh
city streets
The stories they have known
Oh
city streets
city streets
city streets.