Metropolis Lyrics - Singles - Manhattan Transfer

Once there was light, perfectly white, far as the eye could wander 

Once there was time, morning and night 

Once there was sky, over yonder 

The day begins, metropolis lies sleeping like a drunken soldier 

Behind the wheel you come alive and down into its heart you motor 

Atop the rise, metropolis, defender of the high and mighty 

At every turn the homeless wait, reminding you of all that might be 

Hurry now, there is somebody there to meet you 

Office girls sweet and innocent poised to greet you 

Through the glass fifty stories below you 

There's a place I've been meaning to show you 

Full of sights that are certain to blow you away 

Beneath the haze, metropolis awakens with a hiss and rumble 

You'll hear a knock, don't hesitate, they mustn't ever see you stumble 

You'll never last down on the street, where staying on your toes ain't ballet 

It's getting by or getting beat, from curtain to the grand finale 

In the air there is music and sounds of laughter 

For the moment it's happily ever after 

Through the glass fifty stories below you 

In the shadows where nobody knows you 

There's a stranger who's dying to show you the way 

Now entering metropolis, creation of a world gone crazy 

The alleyway, the resting place, still echo from the souls trapped under 

You lock the doors, step on the gas and push until it goes no faster 

You close your eyes and leave behind, metropolis lord and master