Story Behind The Song
as I lay there next to you the music keeps running and playing thru my head...
Song Description
The Sleeping City, Silent Streets and the City Sleeps...and some people are waiting, lying awake, unable to sleep wondering where he or she is...and what they are doing.
| Song Length |
3:32 |
Genre |
Rock - New Wave, Rock - Indie/Low-Fi |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Poignant, Heartbreaking |
| Subject |
Regret, Heartbreak |
Similar Artists |
Iggy Pop, David Bowie |
| Language |
English |
Era |
1980 - 1989 |
Lyrics
SILENT STREETS___ ©1993-2005
Silent streets and the city sleeps
somewhere someone cries themselves to sleep.
and when I don't come home at all
and I don't even call
it's cause I'm out banging my head into the wall (that is all)
I'm drinking and thinking and shooting pool
thinking life is wonderful everything is cool (what a fool)
And when I come home late at night
you say it's too late to play
come to bed - yes rest your head
but as I lay next to you
all these thoughts and the music
keep running and playing through my head
Thru my head, thru my head through my head
yes the music keeps running and playing through my head
Silent streets and the city sleeps
I lay here dreaming and scheming
and pray my soul to keep
I think of the things we've done
and what we've said
the words you wrote-your letters I have read
and as I lay next to you
all thoughts and the music
keep running and playing through my head
Words and Music by Douglas V. Branson
All Rights Reserved
Lost Wallet Records