Somewhere out on that horizon Out beyond the neon lights I know there must be something 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 vanity When you're down, that's where you'll stay In the city In the city I was born here in the city With my back against the wall Nothing grows in life, ain't very pretty No one's there to catch you when you fall Somewhere out on that horizon Far away from the neon sky I know there must be something better But I can't stay in my life In the city In the city In the city In the city In the city In the city In the city In the city