[Verse 1]
I am dancing in the gutter
Trying not to pray
Take me as you find me
But take me anyway
Take me to the Mardi Gras
Take me to the hop
Take me to the cleaners
But do not let me drop

[Chorus]
Circles round the village
There's lines across the town
Shadows in the city
Won't you take me down?
Won't you take me down?

[Verse 2]
Underneath the arches
Or up against the wall
Will we meet tomorrow?
Will we ever meet at all?
Will we meet in heaven
Or in the middle of the air?
Meet me in St Louis
O meet me anywhere
[Chorus]
Circles round the village
There's lines across the town
Shadows in the city
Won't you take me down?
Won't you take me down?

[Verse 3]
I am dancing in the spotlight
Light is like a knife
Dancing in the mirror
I am dancing for my life
At the stroke of midnight
When the music stops
Tell me what your name is
But do not let me drop

[Chorus]
Circles round the village
There's lines across the town
Shadows in the city
Won't you take me down?
Circles round the village
There's lines across the town
Shadows in the city
Won't you take me down?
Won't you take me down?
Won't you take me down? (Won't you take me down?)
Won't you take me down? (Won't you take me down?)
Won't you take me down? (Won't you take me down?)
Won't you take me down?