Lyrics

[Verse 1] There's a moon over Bourbon Street tonight I see faces as they pass Beneath the pale lamplight I've no choice but to follow that call The bright lights, the people And the moon and all I pray everyday to be strong For I know what I do must be wrong [Refrain] Oh you'll never see my shade Or hear the sound of my feet While there's a moon over Bourbon Street [Verse 2] It was many years ago That I became what I am I was trapped in this life Like an innocent lamb Now I can never show my face at noon And you'll only see me walking By the light of the moon Thе brim of my hat Hides the eyе of a beast I've the face of a sinner But the hands of a priest [Refrain] Oh you'll never see my shade Or hear the sound of my feet While there's a moon over Bourbon Street [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] She walks everyday through The streets of New Orleans She's innocent and young From a family of means I have stood many times Outside her window at night To struggle with my instinct In the pale moon light How could I be this way When I pray to god above I must love what I destroy And destroy the thing I love [Outro] Oh you'll never see my shade Or hear the sound of my feet While there's a moon over Bourbon Street