I live in the city so I just gotta work
I've gotta get pretty but I'll stay alert
To that crazy city dream
I've gotta get money just to stay alive
But I'll keep happy learning to survive
All the phoneys that bang into me

Days go by, got to keep a hold on that sky
Always try to feel the air
That you're walking on
Though it seems to be gone
Seems to be gone

I live in the city where you gotta think hard
There's no place for pity
Got to keep on your guard
From those illusions and dreams

But I am growing and I just gotta learn
I wanna be knowing which way to turn
So to find sincerity

I live in the city so I just gotta work
I've gotta get pretty but I'll stay alert
To that crazy city dream
Days go by, got to keep a hold on that sky
Always try to feel the air
That you're walking on
Though it seems to be gone
Seems to be gone

I live in the city so I just gotta work
I've gotta get pretty but I'll stay alert
To that crazy city dream
But I am living and I just got to breathe
I am giving and I wanna believe
In those smiles that I rarely see

Why won't you let me be me
Let me be me please
Why won't you let me be me
Let me be me, let me be me