New Orleans Dreams Lyrics - Ballad On Third Avenue - Ed Hale

In the tunnels of our silence 

In the bounds of our mistrust 

I longed for your patience 

And cried out for your lust 

I've been looking for something 

That could make me more aware 

That you are truly someone 

Who gets lonely who gets scared 

In the confines of our love 

I thought I saw solution 

That cleared away the smoke 

And pulled out our pollution 

In the gutters of New Orleans 

The children laid there crying 

The dreams that they were living 

Are crumpled up and dying 

They are dying 

The symphony has ended 

The conductor has just left 

And all that now remains 

Is your blindness and your theft 

The melodies are broken 

And the music sounds so wrong 

And now I know for certain 

That this just can't go on 

What is wrong? 

Because you can't escape 

From the all the things you've done 

And all the wars you waged 

Can now never be won 

Your books should all be burned 

Your head is being filled 

With false and useless knowledge 

That just might get you killed 

Cause what you now desire 

Is what you most regret 

You think you know what's true 

But then you're put to the test 

And what is left 

Of your new Orleans dreams 

I have been the slave 

And I've been the auctioneer 

I have played the priest 

And I've been the racketeer 

But I have learned one thing 

They're all one and the same 

One man's freedom is another man's guilt 

And another's chains 

Of what remains 

Because I know a secret 

That I conceal down below 

You try to act so cool 

But I think you've lost control 

And the bells they are ringing 

So now what will you do 

Will you slumber through the storm 

Or will you walk right through 

What will you do 

The judge has robed and entered 

And the court is now in session 

The law has been laid down on you 

And there's no chance to petition 

You own the keys to unlock your prison 

And baby when you go 

Call on me cause I'll be waiting 

Brother don't you know 

I'll be waiting 

In your New Orleans dreams 

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