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