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Somewhere out on that horizon * 

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Out beyond the neon lights 

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I know there must be somethin' better* * 

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but there's nowhere else in sight 

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It's survival in the city * 

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When you live from day to day 

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City streets don't have much pity * 

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When you're down, that's where you'll stay 

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In the city,oh,oh. 

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In the city 

verse 2.  
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