Somewhere out there on that horizon 
Out beyond the neon lights 
I know there must be somethin' better 
but there's nowhere else in sight 
It's survival in the city 
When you live from day to day 
City streets don't have much pity 
When you're down, that's where you'll stay 
In the city, oh, oh. 
In the city 

I was born here in the city 
With my back against the wall 
Nothing grows, and life ain't very pretty 
No one's there to catch you when you fall 
Somewhere out on that horizon 
Faraway from the neon sky 
I know there must be somethin' better 
And I can't stay another night 
In the city, oh, oh. 
In the city