| They say this town will kill you
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| They say this town ain’t got no soul
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| This town could take a childs smile
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| And turn it into stone
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| But don’t you think I know that
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| This town has cut me to the bone
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| Trouble crawling up your back
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| Fear just eats your soul
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| You say this town will eat you up You say this town ain’t got no heart
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| You try to learn all your lines
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| And you try to play the part
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| With all this double dealing
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| I tell you brother you get smart
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| Here in kickback city
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| You’re lost before you start
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| People in subways look nearly half dazed to me Renting tomorrow investing in sorrow no belief
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| Faces in sidestreets hiding like angels for grace
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| Selling you sorrow renting tomorrow you’re out of place
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| They say this town will kill you
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| They say this town ain’t got no soul
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| They’ll set you up and pull the stitch
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| Till you unravelled on the floor
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| But I won’t let it beat me Though trouble’s knocking in my door
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| Somehow it’s just your smile
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| That keeps me coming back for more
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| Here in kickback city
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| Feel I’m going down slow
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| Here in kickback city
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| Feel I’m going down slow |