No regrets (in Paris)

[Verse 1] The rain is falling on the cobblestone Walking down the Avenue, feeling so alone The streetlamps flicker in the midnight air I can hear a ghost singing on the stair She was born in the gutter, beneath the Belleville sky With a voice that could make the angels cry [Verse 2] Through the smoke and the shadows of the cabaret She bled her heart out on the stage every single day A little sparrow with a broken wing Teaching the whole damn world how to feel and sing She saw the life in pink, through the tears and the pain Now her echo is washing through the Paris rain [Chorus] Oh, she sang for the lovers, she sang for the lost! She carried the fire, no matter the cost! From the banks of the Seine to the end of the line She poured out her soul like a glass of cheap wine The Little Sparrow flying high above the fear Leaving us the beauty, leaving us the tear! [Verse 3] They say she loved too hard, they say she lived too fast Burning like a candle that was never meant to last But when she stood in the spotlight, dressed in black She took all the sorrow, and she gave it all back Every heartbreak, every scar on her soul Turned into gold just to make us feel whole [Chorus] Oh, she sang for the lovers, she sang for the lost! She carried the fire, no matter the cost! From the banks of the Seine to the end of the line She poured out her soul like a glass of cheap wine The Little Sparrow flying high above the fear Leaving us the beauty, leaving us the tear! [Bridge] She didn't need the pity, she didn't need the prayers She faced down the darkness, walking down the stairs A tiny little woman with the strength of a storm Keeping all the lonely broken hearts warm! [Coda/Outro] No regrets! No regrets! She left it all on the stage! No regrets! Je ne regrette rien! Je ne regrette rien! Nothing at all... Nothing at all... The little sparrow... Sleeps in the rain...