Between the canals I rambled
Searching for the city's heart
So I walked these streets
till the end of the night
I couldn't find a place to start
Couldn't find it in the din of revelry
That keeps the neon burning bright
Could I find it in the bus coast by Rome
That beats the rhythm of a lonely night
Or my city, she'll never fail me
Though I fear she's been led astray
But her heart is still here
Beating for the break of day
Between the canals I wandered,
searching for a love unseen
From Raglan Road up to Monto,
are these all just forgotten dreams?
with a taste for autumn gold
Blue Cali, they're saint of anecdotes
As they sing of Dublin, oh
For my city, she'll never fail me
Though I fear she's been led astray
But her heart is still here
Beaten for the break of day
But her heart is still here
Beaten for the break of day
Every empty needle in the gutter
Has a story that's begging to be told
has a dream of being somebody
And having somebody to hold
Between the canals there's
Pretty with her battle scars
Between the canals I ramble
Searching for a bleeding heart
For my city she'll never fail me
Though I fear she's been led astray
But her heart is still here
beating for the break of day
But her heart is still here
beating for the break of day
But her heart is still here
beating for the break of day
But her heart is still here
Beating for the break of day
