Icy steel shoots through the concrete, Cool City Mountains of glass reflect the sky, oh Everybody feels real good in Cool City Each day brings a new surprise, oh Johnny came two-thousand miles to Cool City He came to see what makes things tick, oh He cut his hair and bought new clothes in Cool City Finally found his life's ambition, oh How to do nothing perfectly To do it with style so gracefully 'Cause life is so delicious here in Cool City Outside no one's on the street Don't stop or you'll miss a beat Someone's standing in a doorway, Cool City You open the door and check him out so casually The music's blasting all night long in Cool City They recognize his face, so it's all right This one knew the right address He even knew someone in a band While the others wait all night standing there in Cool City So hard to make the right friends You might have to sell some skin The nights go on forever The blacks, they all hate the whites, oh The whites think they're tough, but they're not, Cool City The boys go out with each other, oh The girls want to be in movies If you're high, you're in the right place, Cool City Animals seek out their own kind, oh Shake some hands and take a lunch in Cool City Someone's going to try and tempt you, oh Listen to all the brilliant plans in Cool City It's all free now, but you'll pay later with your soul Pray to the objects on the wall That you'll stay young and never grow old So come on in, the water's fine Have a drink, snort a line 'Cause the nights get very chilly here in Cool City