LYRIC FOR SALE

By Marie Keightley Mellor

BIG CITY LIGHTS (Song for Manchester)

Verse 1 Look at this city - and what’s come to be
Look at its people - what do you see?
A city united - never to fall
Never divided - still standing tall
They’ll only shine brighter- these big city lights
We’ll only be tighter - on warm city nights
Come see my city - come see it, please
I’ll show you a people - not down on its knees

Chorus
Big city lights will always shine
To light up the way for yours and mine
Forever they'll be
Together we'll see
We're not about to crash and burn
Our wheels of industry will turn
Forever they'll be
Our worker bee

Verse 2
Look at the people - from the northern towns
Around the big city - he wears the crown
They just moved on regardless - and reached for the skies
When Mister King Cotton - said his goodbyes
To a city of vibrancy, culture, and art
Sweet sweet music - deep in its heart
Since the sixties were swinging - at the Twisted Wheel
To the old Hacienda - the music’s surreal

Chorus then:
Bridge:

Into the night we’ll be just fine
Cos’ big city lights will always shine
On our secret garden

Repeat chorus