Somewhere out on that horizon Out beyond the neon lights I know there must be something better But there's nowhere else in sight It's survival in the city ooh When you live from day to day Ooh city streets don't have much pity ooh When you're down that's where you'll stay ooh In the city oh oh ooh ooh 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 Ooh faraway from the neon sky Ooh I know there must be something better ooh And I can't stay another night Ooh In the city oh oh ooh ooh In the city oh oh In the city In the city oh hoh