Lucile, where did the love go? We used to think everything could be We used to think someday they would see That to feel is greater than anything But they chased all the dreams away And then they turned all the colors gray And now the city lights don't spell out our names And the stars up above won't lead us on our way And the black hearted people have stolen everything And Lucile, the meaning that I thought was there It don't mean a thing And Lucile, life is a cabaret A series of hoops we must jump through A high-wire act we all must do And a dance, a dance of fire We'll dance as the flames rise up around us We'll dance as they burn us to the ground Because the city lights don't spell out our names And the stars up above won't lead us on our way The black hearted people have stolen everything And Lucile, the meaning that I thought was there It don't mean a thing, it don't mean a thing