Irma Thomas — While the City Sleeps

The stars grow dim and the moon sinks low It's gettin' kind of late, and soon I'll have to go So hold me now and maybe you will hear The secret my heart keeps As we're standing in the shadow While the city sleeps The day is done, crowds have left the street My other love, he must never know we'll meet For his heart would break if he would ever see you here with me So we meet here in the shadows While the city sleeps I've tried so hard to tell him That I've found somebody new I've tried but it's so hard to do I think I'd rather die Than have to watch him cry So kiss me now and hold me tight We may not have tomorrow, but we still have tonight Someday we'll walk in the sunlight For all the world to see But now we walk in shadow While the city sleeps While the city sleeps While the city sleeps While the city sleeps