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TobyMac & Matthew Thiessen
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TobyMac & Israel Houghton
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[Verse]
If you gotta start somewhere, why not here?
If you gotta start sometime, why not now?
If we gotta start somewhere, I say here
If we gotta start sometime, I say now
[Pre-Chorus]
Through the fog, there is hope in the distance
From cathedrals to third world missions
Love will fall to the earth like a crashing wave
[Chorus]
Tonight's the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide
In a beautiful display
It's all love tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one King
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
[Verse]
If you gotta start somewhere, why not here?
If you gotta start sometime, why not now?
If we gotta start somewhere, I say here
If we gotta start sometime, I say now
[Pre-Chorus]
Through the fog, there is hope in the distance
From cathedrals to third world missions
Love will fall to the earth like a crashing wave
[Chorus]
Tonight's the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide
In a beautiful display
It's all love tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one King
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
[Bridge]
Tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
Tonight could last forever
Oh
Tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
Family
We're family
Oh, tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
You and me
Yeah, you and me
[Chorus]
Tonight's the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide
In a glorious display
'Cause it's all love tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one King
A city on our knees (Tonight could last forever, we are one choice from together)
A city on our knees (Tonight could last forever)
A city on our knees (Tonight could last forever, we are one choice from together)
A city on our knees (Tonight could last forever)
[Outro]
If we gotta start somewhere, why not here?
If we gotta start sometime, why not now?
City On Our Knees was written by Cary Barlowe & Jamie Moore & TobyMac.
City On Our Knees was produced by Jamie Moore & TobyMac.
TobyMac released City On Our Knees on Fri Aug 14 2009.
“‘City on our Knees’ is really about a moment. A moment that we all come together. Where our differences fall by the wayside. And it’s really a reminder that that moment could be right now, tonight.”
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At the 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards in 2019, Toby talked about how he takes his time writing music with the exception of “City on Our Knees,” saying:
Well, I’m kind of a ‘songcrafter.’ I don’t write songs quickly. I take time. I rework lyrics over and over again. But there’s a song called “City on O...