River wind is icy   Chills run through my bones   Tides of life are ebbing out   Between the cobblestones   The streets are on fire   With the burning sunrise   And over the water I look in vain   For love in someone's eyes      Oh, city streets   The stories that they tell   Oh, city streets   They can be heaven, they can be hell      Winter-colored morning   Gray and dirty brown   Reflecting the mood I'm in   Despair is all around   I long for sweet oblivion   To take me from my pain   Maybe bring me dreams of hope and faith   So I can break this chain      Oh, city streets   The stories that they tell   Oh, city streets   They can be heaven, they can be hell      Lovers with their arms entwined   Silhouettes against the light   A warm bed is waiting as they head home   After staying up all night   For them the city is magic   That's all they've ever known   I wish I could find the magic   But I'm scared and I'm feeling so alone      Oh, city streets   The stories that they tell   Oh, city streets   They can be heaven, they can be hell   Oh, city streets   The stories they have known   Oh, city streets, city streets, city streets