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theres a moon over bourbon street tonight |
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i see faces as they pass beneath the pale lamplight |
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ive no choice but to follow that call |
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the bright lights, the people, and the moon and all |
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i pray everyday to be strong |
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for i know what i do must be wrong |
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oh youll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet |
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while theres a moon over bourbon street |
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it was many years ago that i became what i am |
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i was trapped in this life like an innocent lamb |
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now i can never show my face at noon |
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and youll only see me walking by the light of the moon |
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the brim of my hat hides the eye of a beast |
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ive the face of a sinner but the hands of a priest |
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oh youll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet |
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while theres a moon over bourbon street |
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she walks everyday through the streets of new orleans |
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shes innocent and young from a family of means |
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i have stood many times outside her window at night |
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to struggle with my instinct in the pale moonlight |
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how could i be this way when i pray to god above |
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i must love what i destroy and destroy the thing i love |
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oh youll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet |
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while theres a moon over bourbon street |