city full of cranes Lyrics

Well you can't believe your eyes

But there it is, a new highrise

On your side of town

And goddamn the city's changed

But you still seem to stay the same

You ain't making no ground

And you left everything you've every known

Chasing a dream you've outgrown

But yeah you've got a song

That makes the crowds want to sing along

Oh you love it when they dance

And you've got what it takes

To cut a deal or catch a break

If you only had the chance

Yeah I know that's what they always seem to say

Just never thought it'd be this hard to build a dream

In a city full of cranes

Well they say give it five years

But it's been ten and

You don't even recognize this place

Playing sets at the hotel bar

Passing round that old tip jar

Yeah you got bills to pay

Cause you left everything you've every known

Chasing a dream you've outgrown

But yeah you've got a song

That makes the crowds want to sing along

Oh you love it when they dance

And you've got what it takes

To cut a deal or catch a break

If you only had the chance

Yeah I know that's what they always seem to say

Just never thought it'd be this hard to build a dream

In a city full of cranes

Yeah I know your pain

What it's like to watch yourself

Slowly drift away

But time's never wasted

When you're chasing a dream

Just take it from me

Cause yeah I've got a song

That makes the crowds want to sing along

Oh I love it when they dance

And I've got what it takes

To cut a deal or catch a break

If I only had the chance

Yeah I know that's what I always seem to say

Just never thought it'd be this hard to build a dream

In a city full of cranes