Beautiful City Lyrics - Singles - Stephen Schwartz

Out of the ruins and rubble 

Out of the smoke 

Out of our night of struggle 

Can we see a ray of hope? 

One pale thin ray reaching for the day 

We can build a beautiful city 

Yes, we can; Yes, we can 

We can build a beautiful city 

Not a city of angels 

But we can build a city of man 

We may not reach the ending 

But we can start 

Slowly but truly mending 

Brick by brick, heart by heart 

Now, maybe now 

We start learning how 

We can build a beautiful city 

Yes, we can; Yes, we can 

We can build a beautiful city 

Not a city of angels 

But we can build a city of man 

When your trust is all but shattered 

When your faith is all but killed 

You can give up, bitter and battered 

Or you can slowly start to build 

A beautiful city 

Yes, we can; Yes, we can 

We can build a beautiful city 

Not a city of angels 

But finally a city of man.