Cars, splash, thru the rainy nite Deep blues and neon lights Alley cats and city rats, cop out on the beat Raise my collar and pull down my hats To the rythm on the street Somewhere in the misty nite You hide till the morning light I can feel you out there in the dark Inside the city blues Thru smoky dives and buzzing hive I just have to follow the clues I'll do the old soft shoe To a tune by monk till i get to you A solitary soft shoe step While the city sleepsi'll do the old soft shoe Thru the city street A solitary soft shoe step While the city sleeps Near down, but the nite is deep Never knows who you might meet The night crawls on its bell towards the dawn Got to find out where you're hiding Before the morning I'll do the old soft shoe To a tune by monk till i get to you I'll do the old soft shoe Thru the city street A solitary soft shoe step While the city sleeps