You had a simple life
The kind that just felt so right
Unburdened and dead to rights
It went on and on and on
Beneath the shades of gray
Lies a place where your heart won't cave
It gets borrowed but never played
It goes on and on and on
This was your place
That was your song
Those were the kids
That kept you so strong
Don't let the city lights
Wrap its loving arms around you
You can't afford to lose yourself
To all its beauty and its grace
Blow out those pity lights
They do their best to find you
You can't afford to lose yourself
To all the beauty without grace
Buildings that fit just right
Showered warm from the neon lights
Dusk settles beyond your sight
It goes on and on
Morning it pulls your weight
From the bed you just can't escape
Rose covered and copper taste
It goes on and on
No song to sing
Now all alone
Windows are dark
That's what's so wrong
Don't let the city lights
Wrap its loving arms around you
You can't afford to lose yourself
To all its beauty and its grace
Blow out those pity lights
They do their best to find you
You can't afford to lose yourself
To all the beauty without grace
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And if it controls you, owns you, holds you
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Don't let the city lights
Wrap its loving arms around you
You can't afford to lose yourself
To all its beauty and its grace
Blow out those pity lights
They do their best to find you
You can't afford to lose yourself
To all the beauty without grace