City Life Lyrics

I grew up and I moved to the city

It seemed like the right place to be

The days here are long and the nights stay young

Until you're no longer young and naive

I got hired on at the dealer

I'm paid well enough to turn a wrench

I can't help but wonder where the hours all go

Where they could've been better spent

I feel young and old and like I won't ever let go

Of all these offhand vices that I've come to know

Such curious things: these songs I sing

Little bits of forever

Ways of feeling free

Sometimes honesty is brutal

Sometimes trust betrays

There are always questions that need clear answers

No matter what may be at stake

Sometimes I struggle with existence

With the meaning, the point, of all of this

What use is seeing far if you don't know where you are

Excuses for swinging white knuckled fists

I feel young and old and like I won't ever let go

Of old mistakes and malice that fester deep below

Such curious things these songs I sing

They're all I have to offer that's worth anything

Some say I sound a little crazy

Others say I just sound strange

It doesn't matter whether you're inclined to believe me

My purpose here is to create

I feel young and old and like I won't ever let go

Of all these fleeting feelings that help make me whole

Such curious things these strings we lead

Out into the darkness

A little room to breathe

A little room to breathe