The Downtown Lights
The Blue Nile * Track #2 On Hats
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The Downtown Lights by The Blue Nile
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The Blue NileWrited by
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This beautifully sad rumination on the loneliness that pervades shiny urban cityscapes is a high point on the Blue Nile’s masterpiece Hats. It’s a bit like an Edward Hopper painting in song form: all empty streets, lonely people, and shadowy apartments.
The Downtown Lights Lyrics
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Sometimes I walk away
When all I really wanna do is love and hold you right
There is just one thing I can say
Nobody loves you this way
It's alright, can't you see?
The downtown lights
[Verse 2]
In love we're all the same
We're walking down an empty street
And with nobody, call your name
Empty streets, empty nights
The downtown lights
[Chorus]
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know it's true?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, it's alright
[Verse 3]
Tonight and every night
Let's go walking down this empty street
Let's walk in the cool evening light
Wrong or right, be at my side
The downtown lights
[Bridge 1]
It will be alright
It will be alright
The downtown lights
Yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know it's true?
[Bridge 2]
It's alright
It's alright
The downtown lights
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know you feel it?
How do I know it's true?
Yeah, yeah, the downtown lights
[Outro]
The neons and the cigarettes
Rented rooms and rented cars
The crowded streets, the empty bars
Chimney tops and trumpets
The golden lights, the loving prayers
The coloured shoes, the empty trains
I'm tired of crying on the stairs
The downtown lights
The Downtown Lights Q&A
Who wrote The Downtown Lights's ?
The Downtown Lights was written by Paul Buchanan.
Who produced The Downtown Lights's ?
The Downtown Lights was produced by The Blue Nile.
When did The Blue Nile release The Downtown Lights?
The Blue Nile released The Downtown Lights on Mon Oct 16 1989.