[Intro] Beyond the road to France The city of Lyon was waiting We were welcomed into a friends home And the feeling of travel softened Cheese and wine were spread across the table Freshly baked croissants were waiting With every bite I was surprised The flavors I knew began to change [Verse 1] Some people only eat croissants When they are freshly baked As I tore apart the fragrant layers The morning slowly came undone Each cheese was carefully kept At the temperature meant for it It was more than simply eating I received a taste that had been protected A morning classic brioche Filled with pralines roses The red coated nuts were sweet And their soft flavor stayed with me [Chorus] Lyon Lyon the red city A city where praline sweetness remains With cheese and bread in every bite The tiredness of travel fades away Lyon Lyon the city of silk Carrying colors different from Paris With every unfamiliar taste I find more things to love [Verse 2] Art was spread across the streets Walls and alleys became canvases Every step revealed a different face And I watched Lyon changing I climbed up Fourvière Hill And saw Notre Dame de Fourvière Looking down upon the white city I felt the distant past come alive Renaissance buildings still remain Quietly standing where they have always been Old stone and new colors Breathing together in one city [Chorus] Lyon Lyon the red city A city where praline sweetness remains From the hilltop I looked across And memories filled the town Lyon Lyon the city of silk Old scenery dressed in new colors The farther I walked unknown roads The more my heart began to open [Verse 3] The wide Place Bellecour Was painted by the flow of people At Place des Terreaux Afternoon light trembled in the fountain I thought of The Little Prince And held that small story in my heart The things that matter most cannot be seen I realized it along the way We traveled out to Lake Bourget Where mountains reflected on the water Far from the sounds of the city We tasted a quiet moment [Bridge] The fragrance of cheese The depth of wine The delicate sound of croissants They taught me little by little About a world I had never known To eat is to travel And flavors remain inside our memories [Final Chorus] Lyon Lyon the red city The gentle color of sweet pralines Sharing freshly baked bread together A friends home became part of the journey Lyon Lyon the city of silk I want to return in another season I came to love cheese wine and croissants More than I ever had before [Outro] Crossing over Fourvière Hill I looked back at the lights of Lyon The flavors I discovered along the way Became the taste of a memory
