You got lost in the crowd The waves of people in chinatown Can't get behind this mystery Do you believe everything you see Just a shadow in the streetlight Just a shadow on the wall A silhouette, face in the darkness I've been waiting for the call Chorus: We'll go marching in the night parade We'll be marching in the night parade I combed the streets like cloak and dagger I put the word out on the waterfront We were living hard, living fast Outrunning ghosts from the past Just a shadow in the moonlight Just a shadow on the wall A silhouette, the kiss of d**h Did somebody take the fall Chorus Mary, mary, mary i'm knocking on your door Mary, mary sanctuary can't see you no more From out of the past a stranger came And carried you away I stood on the corner, the scene of the crime And i could here her say Chorus We're living in a street opera Are we just living in a street opera Chorus Walking the night beat The rhythm of the street Moving to the heartbeat of the city Chorus