Through the years, I've heard the City cry
Somehow, I always hoped you'd make it by
Today, I watched that hope catch fire
Don't ask me now to sit and watch you die
I'm sorry for the way your father went
I wish there's something more it could've been
But each of us was born to die
And now I know that's how this story ends
And I know we've had our time
And I know we've had our chance
But I know that fight is already done
My father told me once when I was young
Oh, a man cannot undo the things he's done
But even though you can't go back
You chase the path by choosing to move on
When there's nothing you can do
(Oh, this City's gasoline, and)
When the night weighs down on you
There's a reason you'll survive
(And the Sun is like a flame)
And as long as you're alive
Then the fight is not really done
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The hope of man is no machine
It's there in hands of skin and bone!
And now that time has come
If we ever had a chance
We will stand against the fire
For as long as we can stand
'Cause we'll make it through the night
'Cause we live to see the dawn
Then we'll search beneath the ashes
For the will to carry on
And I know
(This City's heart's still beating)
And I know
(The Sun will rise, I swear it)
And I know
(I knew the rage you're given)
I know, I know that sound's of violence
(You're strong enough to bear it)
(This City's heart's still beating)
(The Sun will rise, I swear it)
(I knew the rage you're given)
(You're strong enough to bear it)