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

But 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 but 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 the 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