Underneath the swirling light of jasmine tea and smoke   You traced my face up on the barroom wall   And you tried to intimidate me as you drank your drinks and joked   Saying it takes more than clean hands to catch angels when they fall   Well I'll keep that in mind      Come on darlin' oh my my    Come and hear my 23rd Street lullaby   Got a bottle of wine, a bag of tricks   There's a place for you under my fingertips    There's a place for you, oh my my   Up on the rooftops of my 23rd Street Lullaby      Me and you on the avenue, on a summer night   Bass and drums and the traffic hums and I feel all right   Well come and walk beside me darlin' and I'll take my place   I'm a little low on courage, but I'm high on faith   And I feel so fine      Come on darlin', oh my my   Come and hear my 23rd Street lullaby   Got a bottle of wine, a bag of tricks   There's a place for you under my fingertips   There's a place for you, oh my my   Up on the rooftops of my 23rd Street lullaby      Sha la la la la la la la   Sha la la la   Sha la la la la la la la   Sha la la la       Got a downtown heart, got a love so sweet   Got a tone poem and a funky little beat   Got a music box, it's soft inside   And in your arms I come alive   So don't you worry now, say you will   I'll be waiting here until you take a chance, take a risk   I'll take what's broken and I'll take what's fixed      Me and you on the avenue, on a summer night   Bass and drums and the traffic hums, and I feel all right      Come on darlin', oh my my   Wanna hear my 23rd Street lullaby   Got a bottle of wine, a bag of tricks   There's a place for you under my fingertips   There's a place for you, oh my my   Up on the rooftops of my eyes   Want to take a chance, take a risk   I'll take what's broken and I'll take what's fixed   I can't hear you   Let me hear you   My 23rd Street Lullaby