[Verse 1]
Icy steel shoots through the concrete, Cool City
Mountains of glass reflect the sky, oh
All night long the cool cats look for cool kitties
Lookin' for love they’ll never find, oh

[Verse 2]
Johnny came two-thousand miles to Cool City
He came to see what makes things tick, oh
He bought new clothes and cut his hair in Cool City
Finally found his life's ambition, oh

[Chorus 1]
How to do nothing perfectly
To do it with style so gracefully
'Cause life is so delicious here in Cool City

[Post-Chorus 1]
Outside no one’s on the street
Don't stop or you'll miss a beat

[Verse 3]
Someone's standing in a doorway, Cool City
They 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 alright
[Chorus 2]
This one knew the right address
He even knew someone in a band
While the others wait all night standing there in Cool City

[Post-Chorus 2]
So hard to make the right friends
You might have to sell some skin

[Bridge]
If you're high, you're in the right place, Cool City
Animals seek out their own kind, oh
Everybody feels real good in Cool City
Gotta fight to stay alive, oh

[Verse 4]
The blacks they all hate the whites
The whites think they’re tough, but they’re not
The boys go out with each other
The girls who will be in movies, oh

[Chorus 3]
If you want, you have to give
Someone must die so you may live
The nights go on forever here in Cool City (You're going nowhere)
[Bridge]
Oh (You’re going nowhere)
Cool City (You're going nowhere)
Oh (You're going nowhere)
Cool City (You're going nowhere)
Oh (You’re going nowhere)

[Verse 5]
Shake some hands and take a lunch in Cool City (You're going nowhere)
Somebody's going to try and tempt you, oh (You're going nowhere)
Listen to all the brilliant plans in Cool City (You're going nowhere)
It's all free now, but you'll pay later with your soul (You're going nowhere)

[Chorus 4]
Pray to the 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, bury a line
'Cause the nights get very chilly here in Cool City