You're lucky, young man, to see this place at all To feel this city in your blood To hold its walls around your heart You kissed me at night Your body in a spotlight You feel this city in your blood A dancing world upon your tongue For good, for better I knew everything and I knew nothing at all About you, my love You're lucky, young man, to see this place at all This inner sanctum of my blood You hold this city in your heart You burned me down at night Your frail young body bleeding pale light This newborn city in its first light For good, forever I knew everything and I knew nothing at all... Don't ban this city from your hopes Don't wash its scent out of your clothes Don't break this city down to stones