We speak out like children   Of the dreams that we chase and pursue   These rights we hold precious   Say it loud enough and it'll be true      In the company of strangers   Wild conversation and the hours go by so fast   And you find a lot of wisdom there   At the bottom of the glass      But when the lights go down   And the laughter fades away   Somewhere beneath   The moon and stars, yeah      All of life's certainties they   They all just slip away   And you lie down in God's shadow   At the end, the end of the day      We speak revolution   But the future's already been sold   The masters of diffusion   Spinning their fine webs into gold   And the party's just begun      This matter of resistance   Our ship was built to last   We're sailing out on troubled seas   Nail your colors to the mast      But when the lights go down   And the laughter fades away   Somewhere beneath   The moon and stars, yeah      All of life's certainties they   They all just slip away   And you lie down in God's shadow   At the end, the end of the day      The avenue is so crowded   And they're turning up the heat   And the red lights keep on flashing   Out there tonight on Bourbon Street   On Bourbon Street      Wild conversation   And the hours go by so fast   And you find a lot of wisdom there   At the bottom of the glass   Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah      But when the lights go down   And the laughter fades away   Somewhere beneath   The moon and stars      All of life's certainties they   They all just slip away   And you lie down in God's shadow   At the end, the end of the day      The end of the day   The end of the day   The end of the day   Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah      Lay down your soul with me   Lay down your soul, tonight   Lay down your soul with me   And everything will be alright   It'll be alright