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ERE'S THE NEON SKY THAT I KNOW SO WELL.
THERE'S THE SMOKY ROOM WHERE I CHOSE TO DWELL.
THOUGH I HEAR YOUR HEART MANY MILES AWAY.
THE NEON SKY TELLS ME I MUST STAY.
THROUGH THE WINDY FIELD OF ANOTHER LAND.
I HAVE SEEN YOUR FACE, GIRL, I HAVE HELD YOUR HAND.
THOUGH I SHOULD BE THERE, WITH YOU THERE TODAY.
THE NEON SKY KNOWS THAT I MUST STAY.
CAUSE THE DEVIL'S RED, BUT HIS MONEY'S GREEN.
THAT'S WHERE I'M FROM, OH, THAT'S WHERE I'VE BEEN.
ON A DUSTY STAGE, MANY YEARS AGO,.
I CHOSE MY ROAD, STILL I HOPE YOU KNOW.
THAT THERE'LL COME A DAY WITH THE NEON SKY.
WHEN WE'LL WALK INTO THE SUN, YOU AND I.
YES SO HE CALLS, BECKONS UNTO ME.
FROM THE EMPTY HALL, FROM THE GALLERIES.
AND SO I MUST GO, LEAVE YOU HERE TODAY.
CAUSE THE NEON SKY ORDERS ME AWAY.
YES, THE DEVIL'S RED, BUT HIS MONEY'S GREEN.
THAT'S WHERE I'M FROM, OH, THAT'S WHERE I'VE BEEN