Somewhere out there on that horizon
  Out beyond the neon lights
  I know there must be somethin' 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 pity
  When you're down, that's where you'll stay
  In the city, oh, oh.
  In the city
    I was born here in the city
  With my back against the wall
  Nothing grows, and life ain't very pretty
  No one's there to catch you when you fall
  Somewhere out on that horizon
  Faraway from the neon sky
  I know there must be somethin' better
  And I can't stay another night
  In the city, oh, oh.
  In the city