[Verse 1] I step out on Canal Where the taxis blink and yawn The hot dog steam is rising From a silver paper dawn My heels keep time so pretty On the corner’s crooked grin And the bass walks with my heartbeat As the night lets me in [Pre-Chorus] Ooh, the moon is in the window And the sidewalk starts to sway Every brass note in the distance Says I should not walk away [Chorus] Midnight on Canal Baby, watch me glide Midnight on Canal Got that city in my stride Spin it slow, let it burn Hear my little world turn Midnight on Canal I’m alive tonight [Verse 2] A man in a green felt jacket Tips his hat and moves aside The corner store is laughing With the radios inside A puddle holds a saxophone In a burst of passing red And the whole block smells like trouble With a kiss of rain instead [Pre-Chorus] Ooh, the moon is in the window And the sidewalk starts to sway Every brass note in the distance Says I should not walk away [Chorus] Midnight on Canal Baby, watch me glide Midnight on Canal Got that city in my stride Spin it slow, let it burn Hear my little world turn Midnight on Canal I’m alive tonight [Bridge] [half-time] When the clock hands fold together And the crowd thins out to one I still hear my name in trumpets Like a promise nearly sung So I tip my head and take it All the sparkle, all the ache Then I leave a little laughter For the pavement when I break [Final Chorus] Midnight on Canal Baby, watch me glide Midnight on Canal Got that city in my stride Spin it slow, let it burn Hear my little world turn Midnight on Canal I’m alive tonight [Outro] Mm, the block still wants another And I do too, yes I do Midnight on Canal I’m coming back for you