The Ball is Coming Down letra

In the city by the river
a man is standing on a bridge
his eyes to Heaven to the Forgiver
who flips the coins on who should live

a naked lightbulb in the corner
naked Mary's in an unmade bed
spilling champagne on her lover
forgot his name
"What had he said?"

chorus: It's New Year's Eve
tonight in the city
they're tearing the chandeliers down
boys and girls
all dressed up pretty
the bartenders buying the round

you count your blessings,
you say your prayers
kiss an acquaintance
the ball is coming down
the ball is coming down

Sadie Hawkins
she left the ballroom
mascara running
from a fight
she slaps the doorman's face
in the lobby
He'd only asked her,
"Are you all right?"

Charlie Jenkins
makes resolutions like
"Do not drink," and
"Do not fight"
his conscience needs absolution
it keeps him up when it's late at night

chorus

Ellis Paul - Letras

• 3,000 Miles
• All My Heroes Were Junkies
• All Things being the Same
• Angel
• Angel In Manhattan
• Angel In Manhatten
• Augustus Jackson
• Autobiography of a Pistol
• Blacktop Train
• Blizzard
• Bring Me Backwards
• Change
• Changing Your Name
• Chief Joseph
• Conversation with a Ghost
• Deliver Me
• Did Galileo Pray?
• Did I Ever Know You
• Don't Breathe
• Friday Night
• Here She Is
• Hurricane Angel
• I Won't Cry Over You
• I'm The One To Save
• Jumpin' a Train
• Just the Jester Fool
• King of 7th Avenue
• Kiss The Sun
• Last at the Table
• Last Call
• Lay Your Wager Down
• Live In The Now
• Look at the Wind Blow
• Looking for my Friends
• Love's Too Familiar a Word
• Maria's Beautiful Mess
• Martyr's Lounge
• Midnight Strikes Too Soon
• Mrs. Jones
• Nellie Bly
• Never Lived at All
• New Light on Your Halo
• O Mundo Não Vai Cair Abaixo
• Paris in a Day
• Rachel Carson
• River
• Rose Tattoo
• Say Something
• Seize the Day
• Self Portrait
• Seven
• She Loves A Girl
• Speed Of Trees
• Sweet Mistakes
• Take Me Down
• The Ball is Coming Down
• The Day After Everything Changed
• The Hero In You
• The World Ain't Slowin' Down
• The World Ain't Slowing Down
• Thin Man
• Time
• Tornado Girl!
• Translucent Soul
• Trolley Car
• Waking Up To Me
• Washington DC 5/91
• Weightless
• When We Begin
• Who Killed John Lennon
• Woody Guthrie, Working Man