The city's alight with lovers and lies
And bright blue eyes
The city is bright
It's brighter than day tonight
Sadie said she couldn't work out what it was all about
And so she let go
Now Sadie's on the street and the people she meets you know
She tried to be a good girl and a good wife
Raise a good family, lead a good life
It's not good enough
She got herself up on the 48th floor
Gotta find out what she's living for
The city's afire a passionate flame
That knows me by name
The city's desire to take me for more and more
It's in the street gettin' under my feet
It's in the air, it's everywhere I look for you
It's in the things that I do and say
And it I wanna live I gotta die to myself someday