Lucy Burroughs answered
"When the lights go down on the city" is a line from the song Lights by the American rock band Journey. The song was released in 1978 as a single from Journey's fourth album, Infinity.
Lights is a ballad about the band's home city, San Francisco.
Lyrics to Lights by Journey
When the lights go down in the city And the sun shines on the bay Do I wanna be there in my city? Oh, oo, oh Ohh, oo, ohh Oh, oo, oh So you think you're lonely Well my friend I'm lonely too I wanna get back to my city by the bay Ohh, ohh Oh, oo, oh It's sad, oh there's been mornings Out on the road without you Without your charms Oh, oo, oh My, my, my My, my, my Ohh, ohh Oh, oo, oh When the lights go down in the city And the sun shines on the bay Do I wanna be there in my city? (Oh, oo, oh) Ohh, oo, oh Oh, oh, oh When the lights go down in the city And the sun shines on the bay Do I wanna be there in my city? Oh, oo, oh Ohh, oo, oh Oh, oh, oh (Hmm) Ohh, oo, oh Oh, oh, oh
Lyrics to Lights by Journey
When the lights go down in the city And the sun shines on the bay Do I wanna be there in my city? Oh, oo, oh Ohh, oo, ohh Oh, oo, oh So you think you're lonely Well my friend I'm lonely too I wanna get back to my city by the bay Ohh, ohh Oh, oo, oh It's sad, oh there's been mornings Out on the road without you Without your charms Oh, oo, oh My, my, my My, my, my Ohh, ohh Oh, oo, oh When the lights go down in the city And the sun shines on the bay Do I wanna be there in my city? (Oh, oo, oh) Ohh, oo, oh Oh, oh, oh When the lights go down in the city And the sun shines on the bay Do I wanna be there in my city? Oh, oo, oh Ohh, oo, oh Oh, oh, oh (Hmm) Ohh, oo, oh Oh, oh, oh
