when i was a lad about fourteen twas the prettiest town you have ever seen

you could go downtown late at night and see the glimmer of the shimmering lights

the lights were lit on theater row but that was a long long time ago

not much to see now after dark just seagate center and promenade park

now do you think that you and i could do one thing before we die

do you think we could restore the beauty that was here before

like take the banks off the middleground bring some theaters back downtown

put some affordable cafes back bring back stores like tiedtkes and jacks

we had it all at our front door in this city on the maumee shores

folks would come from miles around and rave about our wonderful town

our city fathers sure must see how great it was for you and me

we always wore a golden crown in this once great city toledo town