We are descendants of the free We are the soldiers of the cause We shouted out the same decree To hold the truth above the law
Those were the nights to remember Now they're the nights to forget We sang from May to September And we danced while the city slept
I was born a restless soul I never did what I was told That old fire rages on I hope it burns after I'm gone
I'm getting tired of the same old thing It only takes one soul to make a change It takes two young hearts to make it beat again Three long nights and you're on the mend
Living, loving, swinging, ducking We might fail but we have to try I poked my finger in the public eye
Those were the nights to remember Now they're the nights to forget We sang from May to September And we danced while the city slept
We are the only chance This is our resistance And if we fail then we all know How it goes, it goes How it goes, it goes
I navigate the mines we lay And I'm comin' home but not today
I fought my way through the hungry mob The mayor and his henchmen on the job We faced-off like it was high noon We both let fly and our aim was true, yeah
Those were the nights to remember Now they're the nights to forget We sang from May to September And we danced while the city slept
Those were the nights to remember Now they're the nights to forget We sang from May to September And we danced while the city slept
So even if you can't see it, you can still believe in it It's easier if you lost all the things that prevent you from feeling it In the evening sun when the earth and sky are one We all come undone and remember where we came from