He was a stranger in a strange land
Same old story, he came for the glory, she came looking for a young man's hand

But they found bright lights and endless nights
And men just used her innocent ways
He found it all so pretty, hypnotized by the city
They lost sight of the reason, they lost count of the days, and they were

 Chorus:
Two souls searchin' for each other, one spirit looking for the other
Caught between a hard hard place and a rock
Two souls searchin' for heaven, rolling the dice, lookin' for a seven
To the tick - tick - tickin' of time, gotta beat the clock

Too many nights on the ledge, he acquired a knife edge
Still the city didn't acquiesce to his demands
Some nights she cried for pity in the heart of the city
The city smacked her hands

He met her one endless night, her eyes had a light
There was something familiar 'bout the smell of her skin
He held her tighter and tighter as he danced inside her
She knew from the moment that she let him in, they'd been

chorus

Beat the clock, beat the clock, beat the clock

(Solo)

chorus repeats 2x

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