While The City Sleeps - Irma Thomas

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