Theres a moon over Bourbon Street tonight
I see faces as they pass beneath the pale lamp light
I've no choice but to follow that call
The bright lights, the people, and the moon and all
I pray every day to be strong
for I know what I do must be wrong
Chorus
Oh you'll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet
while there's a moon over Bourbon Street
Instrumental 1
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 never show my face at noon
and you'll only see me walking by the light of the moon
the brim of my hat hides the eye of a beast
I've the face of a sinner but the hands of a priest
Chorus
Oh you'll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet
while there's a moon over Bourbon Street
Instrumental 2
Verse 2
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 moonlight
How could I be this way when I pray to god above
I must love what I destroy and destroy the thing I love
Chorus
Oh you'll never see my shade or hear the sound of my feet
while there's a moon over Bourbon Street