Somewhere out
there on that horizon
Out beyond the neon lights
I know there must be
somethin' better
but there's nowhere else in sight
It's survival in the city
When you live from day to day
City streets don't have much pity
When you're down
that's where you'll stay
In the city oh oh
In the city oh oh
I was born here in the city
With my back against the wall
Nothing grows
and life ain't very pretty
No one's there to catch you
when you fall
Somewhere out on that horizon
Faraway from the neon sky
I know there must be
somethin' better
And I can't stay another night
In the city oh oh
In the city oh oh
In the city
In the city
In the city oh oh