- It was written specifically for the television show Miami Vice in 1985.
- This was used in the TV series Miami Vice. In 1985, Frey acted in an episode of the show that was based on his song "Smuggler's Blues."
- Frey's friend Jack Tempchin helped him write this song. Tempchin also contributed to the Eagles songs "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and "Already Gone."
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Lyrics:
The sun goes down
The night rolls in
You can feel it starting
All over again
The moon comes up
And the music calls
You're getting tired of
Staring at the same four walls
You're out of your room
And down on the street
Moving through the crowd
In the midnight heat
The traffic roars
And the sirens scream
You look at the faces
It's just like a dream
Nobody knows where you're going
Nobody cares where you've been
'Cause you belong to the city
You belong to the night
Living in a river of darkness
Beneath the neon light
You were born in the city
Concrete under your feet
It's in your moves
It's in your blood
You're a man of the street
When you said goodbye
You were on the run
Trying to get away
From the things you've done
Now you're back again
And you're feeling strange
So much has happened
But nothing has changed
You still don't know where you're going
You're still just a face in the crowd
You belong to the city
You belong to the night
Living in a river of darkness
Beneath the neon light
You were born in the city
Concrete under your feet
It's in your blood
It's in your moves
You're a man of the street
You can feel it
You can taste it
You can see it
You can face it
You can hear it hey
You're getting near it hey
You wanna make it whoa
'Cause you can take it whoa
You belong to the city
You belong to the night
You belong to the city
You belong to the night
You belong
You belong
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