[Intro] [Verse] Tents are lined along the boardwalk Underneath the fading lights People sleeping beside the ocean Trying to make it through the night Some lost work and some lost family Some lost everything they knew Some are fighting what lives inside them Some don't know what else to do Needles hidden in the shadows Empty bottles in the sand A city built on dreams and sunshine Can't always lend a helping hand [Pre-Chorus] And the waves keep rolling Like nothing's wrong While the people on the pavement Wonder where they belong [Chorus] Venice Beach at night The pretty lights don't hide it then Broken dreams beneath the stars People sleeping in the dark Venice Beach at night You can see how deep it gets Paradise is just a view When the world forgets about you [Verse] When the sun goes down on Venice The shadows start to move Deals are made beside the tents And desperation fills the rooms Some are chasing one more moment Some just trying to numb the pain Some are selling what they never had Just to make it through again Mental illness walks beside them Crime is living in the street And the people passing by the ocean Try not to look at what they see [Pre-Chorus] And the waves keep rolling Like nothing's wrong While the people on the pavement Wonder where they belong [Chorus] Venice Beach at night The pretty lights don't hide it then Broken dreams beneath the stars People sleeping in the dark Venice Beach at night You can see how deep it gets Paradise is just a view When the world forgets about you [Guitar Break] [Verse] Morning comes, but nothing changes The tents are still lined along the shore Another night becomes another day And the city tries to make it go away New faces take the empty places Old problems never leave The ocean keeps its endless rhythm While the desperate try to breathe You can build another tower You can paint another sign But you can't cover up the suffering under the neon lights [Final Chorus] Venice Beach at night, The pretty lights don't hide it then Broken dreams beneath the stars People sleeping in the dark Venice Beach at night, You can see how deep it gets Paradise is just a view When the world forgets about you Venice Beach at night The ocean keeps the fear... With the people of the street still here. [Outro]
