Once there was light
  Perfectly white
  Far as the eye could wander
  Once there was time
  Morning and night
  Once there was sky -- over yonder
  
  The day begins
  Metropolis lies sleeping like a drunken soldier
  Behind the wheel you come alive
  And down into its heart you motor
  Atop the rise - Metropolis
  Defender of the high and mighty
  At every turn the homeless wait
  Reminding you of all that might be
  
  Hurry now, there is somebody there to meet you
  Office girls sweet and innocent poised to greet you
  Through the glass fifty stories below you
  There's a place I've been meaning to show you
  Full of sights that are certain to blow you away
  
  Beneath the haze
  Metropolis awakens with a hiss and rumble
  You'll hear a knock, don't hesitate
  They mustn't ever see you stumble
  You'll never last down on the street
  Where staying on your toes ain't ballet
  It's getting by or getting beat
  From curtain to the grand finale
  
  In the air there is music and sounds of laughter
  For the moment it's happily ever after
  Through the glass fifty stories below you
  In the shadows where nobody knows you
  There's a stranger who's dying to show you the way
  
  Now entering Metropolis
  Creation of a world gone crazy
  The alleyway - the resting place
  Still echo from the souls trapped under
  You lock the doors, step on the gas
  And push until it goes no faster
  You close your eyes and leave behind
  Metropolis lord and master