The lights are bright in the capital city
And I hear cathedral bells
It's a warm September evening
I am walking by myself
Through the crowds of city folk
Who never smile but always joke
Dodging the clouds of cigarette smoke
Only thing in my mind
Is I'll get things right
This time
Thunder or maybe a rainbow
I just want to say how you are to me
I know you come from far away and you probably won't stay
But please don't go
Don't close the window of my soul
Night has come to the capital city
Glasses clang laughter flows
Red wine, romance and roses
Smiling faces in fancy clothes
And on the street the beggars cry
While greedy men pay for paradise
Innocence is a gift you cannot buy
And up so high in the eternal sky
The heavens show a sign
For all time and all kind
Every mind
For you and I
In the glow of the capital tonight