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Lyrics of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis
intro
And the lamb lies down on Broadway
verse
Early morning Manhattan
Ocean winds blow on the land
The movie palace is now undone
The all-night watchmen have had their fun
verse
Sleeping cheaply on the midnight show
It's the same old ending, time to go
Get out
It seems they cannot leave their dream
There's something moving in the sidewalk steam
chorus
And the lamb lies down on Broadway
verse
Nighttime's flyers feel their pains
Drugstore takes down the chains
Metal motion comes in bursts
But the gas station can quench that thirst
Suspension cracked on unmade road
verse
The trucker's eyes read: 'Overload'
And out on the subway
Real Imperial Aerosol Kid
Exits into daylight, spraygun hid
chorus
And the lamb lies down on Broadway
verse
The lamb seems right out of place
The Broadway street scene finds a focus in its face
Somehow it's lying there
Brings a stillness to the air
verse
Though man-made light, at night is very bright
There's no whitewash victim
As the neons dim, to the coat of white
verse
Real Imperial Aerosol Kid
Wipes his gun, he's forgotten what he did
chorus
And the lamb lies down on Broadway
verse
Suzanne tired, her work all done
Thinks money-honey-be on-neon
Cabman's velvet glove sounds the horn
And the sawdust king spits out his scorn
Wonder women, you can draw your blind
verse
Don't look at me! I'm not your kind
I'm real
Something inside me has just begun
Lord knows what I have done
outro
And the lamb lies down on Broadway
On Broadway
On Broadway (they say the lights are always bright on Broadway)
On Broadway (they say there's always magic in the air)
On Broadway
On Broadway (they say the lights are always bright on Broadway)
On Broadway (they say there's always-)
Writer(s): Phil Collins, Michael Rutherford, Steve Hackett, Peter Gabriel, Anthony Banks
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Album • 2005 • 40 tracks
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