Secrets on the Street

Florence let me go

It was so long ago but you still haunt me

I can still feel your eyes

Watching like a spy

Do you see me

And the secrets on the street

I wonder do you keep or do you tell

Black line of cypress lead the way

Olive branches called my name to Florence

And the almond scented breezes cast their spell

How do you know me so well

Your ancient gates were open wide

Inviting me inside

Your cathedrals and towers

Are the keepers of the secrets that you hold

And they lure in the seekers

Who come admire your beauty from below

But in the shadows you will find

Only echoes of footsteps behind you

Murderers and poets come to claim you

And you let them in

They will bring you all their fortunes and they'll fame you

Then you banish them

After you captivate their souls

Oh Florence what makes you so stone cold

Well I came to find what's mine

But I left my heart behind in Florence

And the farther that I go

The louder you whisper I know

And the secrets on the street

I wonder do you keep or do you tell