[Verse 1]
Somewhere out on that horizon (Horizon)
Out beyond the neon lights (Neon lights)
I know there must be somethin' better (Somethin' better)
But there's nowhere else in sight
It's survival in the city (In the city)
When you live from day to day (Day to day)
City streets don't have much pity (Much pity)
When you're down, that's where you'll stay

[Chorus]
In the city (What! What! Whoop-whoop! Hey! Hey!)
In the city (What! What! Whoop-whoop! Hey! Hey!)
In the city (What! What! Whoop-whoop! Hey! Hey!)
In the city
I know there must be somethin' better (Far away from the neon sky!)
I know there must be somethin' better (Far away from the city lights!)
I know there must be somethin' better (Far away from the neon sky!)
I know there must be somethin' better (I need a blunt so I can get high!)

[Verse 2]
I was born here in the city (In the city)
With my back against the wall (Against the wall)
Nothing grows, and life ain't very pretty (Very pretty)
No one's there to catch you when you fall
Somewhere out on that horizon (That horizon)
Far away from the neon sky (Neon sky)
I know there must be somethin' better (Somethin' better)
And I can't stay another night
[Chorus]
In the city (What! What! Whoop-whoop! Hey! Hey!)
In the city (What! What! Whoop-whoop! Hey! Hey!)
In the city (What! What! Whoop-whoop! Hey! Hey!)
In the city, I know there must be somethin' better (Far away from the neon sky!)
In the city, I know there must be somethin' better (Far away from the city lights!)
In the city, I know there must be somethin' better (Far away from the neon sky!)
In the city, I know there must be somethin' better (I need a blunt so I can get high!)
In the city (What! What! Whoop-whoop!) (Far away from the neon sky!)
In the city (What! What! Whoop-whoop!)
(I know there must be somethin' better) (Far away from the city lights!)
In the city (What! What! Whoop-whoop! Hey! Hey!) (Far away from the neon sky!)
In the city (What! What! Whoop-whoop!)
(I know there must be somethin' better) (I need a blunt so I can get high!)

[Outro]
In the city (What! What!) (The city)
(What! What!) (The city) (What! What!)
In the city (What! What!) (The city)
(What! What!) (The city) (What! What!)
In the city (What! What!) (The city)
(What! What!) (The city) (What! What!)
In the city (The city)