Serenade

Shots rang out from the joint next door A woman screams on the upper floor The footsteps thunder down the fire escape Sirens coming closer Might be too late Opera spills out a neighbors window Just across the avenue Mmm-hmm Hear the heartbeat Of the urban jungle It seems to play a rhapsody in blue The thought of sinking don't be afraid That's the sound of the street serenade It's one big circus Here on parade It keeps on jammin' A street serenade A chorus of horns In a traffic jam Jack hammers roar Like they don't give a damn Someone wailing on a bottleneck guitar Comes blasting out of a gay bar A lonely trumpet Down the boulevard Plays a homage to restless souls The rhythm of tires Over pot holes And in the distance A church bell tolls Thousand whistles And not on our neighbors Plays it's part in the Street serenade The echoes of prayers From a holy crusade Heading up town for the Street serenade If you're new in town Don't be afraid That's the sound of the street serenade It's one big circus In a long parade That keeps on jammin' A street serenade Some people said It's a sea of noise But they don't hear The unheard music Hidden in the sky (Hidden in the sky) It's a symphony A symphony It's a symphony