Life in the City

© 2020

Ain’t nothing else like being alone, like being alone in the City

LIFE in the City gets to you, waste your time outside and maybe you are
Light as a feather, you are, in and out in all kinds of weather you
Make believe there’s nothing, nothing wrong at all
You sing yourself to sleep with a wordless song
DEATH in the City makes you glad to be alive, when you
Taste poison in the rain and still you survive the
Trap of the homeless, the blissful escape in your own special weakness

Try to prove you’re in control
and you do anything they ask just to free your soul
and the creature in this cage could be freed by you
and the victim of this rage could be freed by you

When you’re together you know you can do as you please, cos
Life can be as simple as birds in the trees, and
Being alone in a crowd can be closer to Hell, than
Death, which can come as quickly ringing of a bell.

Ain’t nothing else like being alone, like being alone in the City, in the City
SLEEP in the City may be hard to find, when you can’t find a simple way to free your mind,
But you know a man, who knows a man, whose gonna get you some
So you fax his tax so you’re relaxin’ when you come, you’re
Hypnotised by all you see and
you whisper to yourself are you really free?
WAKE in the City and you hear the noise, in this world of busy girls and dizzy boys, so you
Place a bet on the internet so they know you’re still around, but your
Fingers fret with your e-cigarette when you hear the sound, you’re
Mesmerized by all you hear and
The face you wear outside doesn’t hide your fear and
the track upon your cheek is a single tear
and the creature in this cage could be freed by you
and the victim of this rage could be freed by you
When you’re together you know you can do as you, please, cos
Life can be as simple as birds in the trees,
Being alone in a crowd can be closer to Hell, than
Death, which can come as quickly as ringing of a bell.

Ain’t nothing else like being alone, like being alone in the City
In the City, In the City, like being alone in the City, no, no, no.
City!