New Orleans - Stevie Nicks (lyrics)

From the album In Your Dreams

New Orleans
In the city of dreams lies the cities ghost

There's a beginning, there's a middle and an end
In this city we reach out for the middle ground
We throw a great party, so hard to start to mend
We forget - at least we try

In the midst of the sea of dreams lies a perfect storm
In the sea of tears lies a city ghost
In the spirit of the morning glow
THe people hope that their lives will get better
The people hope that their lives will get better

I wanna get a room in New Orleans
I wanna sing in the streets of the French Quartier
I wanna dress up, I wanna wear beads
I wanna wear feathers and lace
I wanna brush by the vampires
And go on down Bourbon St

I see a sea of smiles, I see a haunted city reaching out
I see hope in all their faces, behind the mask of marti gras
Where the good and the righteous walk, and the wicked as well

I wanna get a room in New Orleans
I wanna sing in the streets of the French Quartier
I wanna dress up, ooh yeah
I wanna wear feathers and lace
I wanna brush by Ann Rice
And go down bourbon St
Go on down bourbon st

Within these rooms, I go up to my balcony
I hang the paintings on the wall
And I open up my gallery, and I open up my doors
I stare at the city, I stare at my city

I wanna get a room in New Orleans
I wanna sing in the streets of the French Quartier
I wanna dress up, ooh yeah
I wanna wear feathers and lace
I wanna brush by Ann Rice
And go down bourbon St
Go on down bourbon st

I wanna get back to New Orleans
I wanna sing out in the streets of the French Quartier
I wanna dress up, I wanna wear beads
I wanna brush by Ann Rice
And go down Bourbon St.
Go on down Bourbon St.
Go on down Bourbon St.
Go on down
Go on down
Go on down
Go on down Bourbon St

In the city of tears lies a city ghost

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• national geographic channel
• hurricane katrina

[TheKuntychops]

heard this on the history channels trailer for Witness' katrina and tried looking for it, it is now 4 am, hard work but worth it lol

[missmabel]

@TheKuntychops Oh dear! I'll add it to the keywords. So frustrating when they don't just clearly MARK THESE THINGS on tv shows!!

[Backstreet5]

are you gonna put any more of her album up??

[missmabel]

@Backstreet5 I'm kind of lazy, I just put up the two songs I wanted to share on my blog, that other people hadn't already posted. lol  Maybe! If you put in the album name some other songs will come up.

[babyhornetdan]

@TheKuntychops

I have spent 3 days trying to find the name of the song, but as the advert had not been on i could not remember the lyrics!! Thank God i found it!!!

[1971alicat]

I can't get enough of this new CD of hers. LOVE her!!!!

[Noaeuve]

Would do everything to see her live once again!

[onemik19]

Great song!