night parade

you got lost in the crowd

the waves of people in chinatown

can't get behind this mystery

do you believe everything you see

just a shadow in the streetlight

just a shadow on the wall

a silhouette

face in the darkness

i've been waiting for your call

we'll go marching in the night parade

we'll be marching in the night parade

i combed the streets like cloak and dagger

i put the word out on the waterfront

we were living hard

living fast

outrunning ghosts from the past

just a shadow in the moonlight

just a shadow on the wall

a silhouette

the kiss of death

did somebody take the fall

we'll go marching in the night parade

we'll be marching in the night parade

mary

mary

mary i'm knocking on your door

mary

mary sanctuary can't see you no more

from out of the past a stranger came

and carried you away

i stood on the corner

the scene of the crime

and i could hear her say

we'll be marching in the night parade

we'll be marching in the night parade

we'll go marching in the night parade

we'll go marching in the night parade

in the night parade

all y'all living in a street opera

are we just living in a street opera

we'll be marching in the night parade

and we'll be marching in the night parade

walking the night beat

the rhythm of the street

walkin' to the heartbeat of the city

walking the night beat

the rhythm of the street

moving to the heartbeat of the city

we'll be marching in the night parade