Geza Keller
Singer-Songwriter
BIG CITY LIGHTS
By Geza Keller
and Jerry McCann
Geza wrote this song in 1987, while he was living in New York City.
He was inspired by his first introduction to Manhattan as he drove through the Midtown Tunnel, struck by the breathtaking skyscape of city lights and the sounds of urban life. It was a vast contrast to the dark silent nights of the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico that he'd left behind just days before.
This moment marked the start of this small-town boy's romance with the Big Apple, and a bright new chapter of his life, when he felt like he was really ready to DO something.
Live at Geza's CD release party at Aztec Brewery
LYRICS:
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When I first came to this city I looked up in the sky
​Saw what I was dreamin’ of Those big city lights
Yeah they shine so bright
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And when I first met you
I looked into your eyes
Saw what I was dreamin’ of
Those big city nights
Yeah, they feel so right
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But sometimes you feel like fading away
In a dream lost in the fray
Now where to run
No place to hide
Some things are best kept inside
You’re just another person
Working at a job
Leading to another one
That’s going to take you to the top
It’s hard to climb that rock
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But you're such a crazy dreamer
You think it all comes true
Somehow when I'm next to you
I believe it, too
You've got to make the rules
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Stolen moments lost in your eyes
See the things you never could hide
You have to laugh
'Cause there's nothing to say
It's not a dream you let slip away
The streets are cold and empty when you walk them all alone
You'd think they'd paved a golden road
Come to take me home
You'll never be alone
Because you know I promised you
A gift so rare and true
You know that I believe in love
And I believe in you
You’re like a shining jewel
Sleepy dreamer it all went away
Another night, I wish you could stay
I get lost in those big city eyes
Big city lights that take up the sky
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