Oh, the city's alight with lovers and lies

And bright blue eyes.

Oh, the city is bright, it's brighter than day tonight.

(Surrender, surrender)

(Surrender, surrender)

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

Find out what she's living for.

Oh, the city's afire

A passionate flame that knows me by name.

Oh, 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.