City
E. Hermansen E. Plant J. Sonnenberg Lyrics

In the city, I'm always awake
The city doesn't let me sleep

There's a symphony of music in the street
There's a lot of noise in the city

And I get high to drown it out
I use drugs to escape the noise

But it don't work, it just gets louder
Drugs don't really help, they just make things worse

In the city, in the city
The city is all I know

The big apple took a bite out of me
The city changed me

Look what I turned out to be
I don't like what the city turned me into

I wonder if my mama really means it when she says that she's proud of me
I question my worth and my mother's words

Or is she tripping, is she lying
I doubt my mother's sincerity

Is she on to all my lies?
I wonder if my mother knows about my lies

Mean that shit ain't rocket science
It's not hard to tell I'm lying

I've been coming home at four, and my eyes been red as sirens
I come home late and high

I miss slurring all my words when she asked me how my night went
I miss being honest with my mother

I swear it's them white boys, it's them white boys
I blame my problems on others

Everything they do is so much doper than my life been
I feel inadequate compared to others

I don't got that type of money, I don't got that finance
I don't have enough money

She's like, why you so lazy trying to get by
People criticize me for being lazy and not trying harder

Back before I smoked, I wasn't even tryna get high
I wasn't always like this

Cigarette breaks at lunch timeBong rips to my face, I passed out at Dave's placeIn the morning tryna get rightNigga's got a curfew, you ain't ready for these bright lights
I hang out with bad influences and have a hard time getting my life together

You really changed, change is good
People notice that I've changed

When you said don't let the city change you, I think it should
I don't know if I agree with that advice

Come from different angles, see it different ways
I need to look at things differently

I don't got the money, maybe we can make a trade
I can't afford things, maybe I can offer something else in return

If I can make you laugh, you can spot me cash
I try to find ways to earn money

What's the move on Tues?Yo I heard it's ave
I try to keep up with city events and trends

These girls are kinda bougie, mom calls 'em fast
I hang out with girls my mother doesn't approve of

Some say you pretentious but I call it class
Others call me pretentious, but I think it's just my taste

Prep school boys with their collars popped
I hang out with people from wealthy backgrounds

Coming through the spot, always see you with your sleeves rolled up
We frequent the same places

Even with a uniformI could never do the norm
I don't conform to societal expectations

How could I forget? I be on some shitNow I rock sweats and I still get itNew kids never fit in, I wasn't any differentHad to get my mind right, wasn't ready for those bright lights
I've made bad choices and gone through tough times, but I'm trying to make a change

Let's do something dangerousBreak the rules, yeah let's shake it upLet's do something dangerousIn the city that was made for us
Let's try to do something exciting and different

In the city, I'm always awake
The city never sleeps

There's a symphony of music in the street
The city is full of noise

And I get high to drown it out
I use drugs to cope with the city

But it don't work, it just gets louder
Drugs don't provide a real solution

In the city, in the city
The city is my reality