Lyrics Living in the City - Hurray For The Riff Raff

Living in the City

Well I’ve got her cane
Oh and Big Danny is wasted —
He said I’m the sweetest thing
You know that he’s never tasted
Mariposa’s singing love songs
All in her dark apartment
Fourteen floors a’birthin
And fourteen floors a’dying
Livin' in the city
We’re just livin' in the city
Livin' in the city
Well it’s hard, it’s hard, it’s hard
I’ll take you to the stairwell
And give you something I can offer
You know the heart is not the hopeless
The heart is a lonely hunter
Hot long summer days…
We’re just sneakin' by the river
Well, I’ll lock my dreams away
I’ll watch the city quiver
Livin' in the city
We’re just livin' in the city
We’re livin' in the city
Well it’s hard, it’s hard, it’s hard
Gypsy bit the dust
You know the shitty hat — it was poisoned
You know now everybody wants
Just a taste of what we sold him
Standing on the roof tops
We’re just yellin' till the morning
All surrounded by the visions
Of all who came before them
Livin' in the city
We’re just livin' in the city
Oh, livin' in the city
Well it’s hard, it’s hard, it’s hard
Livin' in the city
We’re just livin' in the city
Oh, livin' in the city
Well it’s hard, it’s hard, it’s hard
Oh, it’s hard, it’s hard, it’s hard