Where the moon shines The streets are damp and cold Where the moon shines Dreams are bought and sold Under the blue light's flood Secrets are never told Where the moon shines Is where the darkness lives Where the moon shines On all the day forbids The mysteries of the shadows No one remembers to forgive Someday soon I know I'm gonna leave here Leave my life to die Someday I'll be walking In the sweet by and by Where the moon shines So far away from home Where the moon shines Everyone is alone The boulevards and avenues Are no place to atone Someday soon I know I'm gonna go there Leave my life to die Someday I'll be walking In the sweet by and by