[Verse 1]

The wind carries whispers from the edge of the town,

Where a preacher sells salvation for a dollar and a dime

The moon’s wearing shadows like a borrowed disguise,

While thieves and dreamers trade secrets for lies.

[Chorus]

oh the heart of the city will never turn you away

[Verse 2]

A girl with a tambourine sings by the tracks,

Her voice like a river that never looks back.

A politician laughs in a three-piece suit,

While the poor man’s reflection fades into the dirt.

[Chorus]

Oh, the shadows of the avenue, they know your name,

They’ve seen your promises, and they’ve watched your shame.

but heart of the city will never turn you away

[Bridge]

The clock keeps its secret, while minutes conspire,

and the stories are written in the ash and the fire.

And though the walls might crumble and the streets decay

but The heart of the city will never turn you away.

[Verse 3]

The poet carves rhymes with ink on his sleeve,

Carving lines that no one will believe

and a drifter hums softly, a tune just for the stars,

and echoes of drunks and jailors wail from the bars.

[Chorus]

Oh, the shadows on the avenue, they know your name,

They’ve seen your promises, and they’ve watched your shame.

but The heart of the city will never turn you away

[Outro]

So walk the avenue my friend, with your hat brim pulled low,

Where the winds of regret and redemption blow.

You can outrun the crowd, you can outrun the drunks

but the heart of the city will never turn you away

oh, the heart of the city will never turn you away