The Shame of the City Lights - Bao Binh
Neon dreams are heart on fire
Running far from all the quiets
Chasing the fame, forgetting truth
Lost inside my city youth
Shoes on a dusty road
Hiding all the tales you told
Every laugh, it came a mess
Every tear, a secret test
Oh, I was blind in city lights
Ashamed of roots, ashamed of nights
Your voice still echoed in my head
While I wished your hands instead
Oh, mother's fear all turned away
Now your love feels far away
Said your name and I turned cold
Pretending I was made of gold
But guilt can haunt the brightest show
A heart that runs has nowhere to go
Oh, I was blind in city lights
Ashamed of roots, ashamed of nights
Your voice still echoed in my head
While I wished your hands instead
Oh, mother's fear all turned away
Now your love feels far away
And when the stars began to fade
I saw your light in ever stray