You got lost in the crowd
The waves of people in Chinatown
Cant get behind this mystery
Do you believe everything you see
Just a shadow in the streetlight
Just a shadow on the wall
A silhouette, face in the darkness
Ive been waiting for the call
Well go marching in the night parade
Well be marching in the night parade
I combed the streets like cloak and dagger
I put the word out on the waterfront
We were living hard, living fast
Outrunning ghosts from the past
Just a shadow in the moonlight
Just a shadow on the wall
A silhouette, the kiss of death
Did somebody take the fall
Mary, Mary, Mary Im knocking on your door
Mary, Mary sanctuary cant see you no more
From out of the past a stranger came
And carried you away
I stood on the corner, the scene of the crime
And I could here her say
Were living in a street opera
Are we just living in a street opera
Walking the night beat
The rhythm of the street
Moving to the heartbeat of the city