Oh Johnny was a dark child
He was promised to us all
But riders in the night, can lift you out of sight when they call, that's all
My Sally was a princess, and she was chosen for the crown
But chains can't stop the sound
Of one night in the city, one night looking pretty, yeah
Then someone opened doorways and Johnny slipped away
Running for the bright, where dark is always light, there's no day, no way
The princess saw the dark child and the dark child said her name
Come steal away, we'll play the game
Do you watch, do you see, do you know the people in me
I'm the bite I'm the bark, I'm the scream
I'm the poor, I'm the sure I'm the holy, I'm no pure
I can tell you tales you just might not believe
One night in the city
One night looking pretty
One night in the city
One night looking pretty
One night, one night, one night, one night, one night, one night

Yeah the children shared the wonder
Of the leather and the lace
But one child went away and one child stayed to play
For one night in the city
One night looking pretty yeah
One night in the city, one night touching pretty

But chains don't make a wall, and dreams lay where they fall
Dark is never night, when dreams make up the light
One night in the city
One night feeling pretty yeah
One night in the city, feeling pretty, pretty, pretty
Pretty in the city, one night in the city yeah, one night, one night
One night one night
One night in the city, one night one night
Oh one child went away
And one child stayed to play chains don't make a wall
Your dreams are made up where they fall one night in the city