Verse 1 Streetlight flickers on Delancey line You said you’d call around half past nine Your cigarette burns like a warning sign But I’m still buying every lie Pre-Chorus You got that look like a side B track A little too smooth, a little off-track Chorus Midnight on Delancey, don’t you fade away You’re talking sweet but your eyes don’t stay Midnight on Delancey, playing both sides clean You’re somewhere in between (Female backing: “In between… don’t you fade…”) ⸻ Verse 2 Taxi horns and a broken deal Cheap perfume and a nervous feel You slide your hand like you’re closing steel But nothing here is ever real Pre-Chorus You play it cool with a velvet grin But I can hear the static in Chorus Midnight on Delancey, don’t you fade away You’re spinning gold but it turns to grey Midnight on Delancey, every word rehearsed You’re the best and worst (Backing vocals: “Best and worst… don’t you fade…”) ⸻ Instrumental Section (important to include in lyrics box) [Lead Guitar Solo – 16 bars] [Tenor Sax Solo – 16 bars] [Trombone Solo – 12–16 bars] ⸻ Bridge You said it’s just a game you play A little night, a little day But every line you throw my way Comes back in shades of grey ⸻ Final Chorus Midnight on Delancey, now the truth comes through Every trick I learned from you Midnight on Delancey, one more masquerade Every move you made (Backing vocals layered and richer)
