[Intro]
Fireflies 'n' dogfights
Runnin' hot in the heat
Street noise, another bribe
Things too hard to believe, so head out

[Verse 1]
My heart's in the country
My feet's in the city with you
All my friends are eatin' sushi
Talking bad about you know who, who, who

[Verse 2]
My tongue's talkin' riddles
But I just can't seem to find a clue
So I take a swig of whiskey
Jump into the saddle with you, you, you

[Chorus]
And I just can't seem to break the shackles of the city boy blues
I got the city boy blues
I got the city boy blues
I got the city boy blues
Hey, I got the city boy blues
And I just can't seem to break the shackles of the city boy blues
[Verse 3]
Cats in the alley
Rats in my snakeskin boots
All my neighbors think I'm crazy
And my girl thinks I'm losing my cool, cool, cool

[Chorus]
And I just can't seem to break the shackles of the city boy blues
I got the city boy blues
Well, I got the city boy blues
I got the city boy blues
I got the city boy blues
And I just can't seem to break the shackles of the city boy blues

[Bridge]
Don't look to Jesus to change your seasons
It's the American dream
Souls of gypsies, roads of stone
Can't seem to find no peace, so head out

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
And I just can't seem to break the shackles of the city boy blues
I got the city boy blues
I got the blues, I got the blues
I got the city boy blues
And I just can't seem to break the shackles of the city boy blues
[Outro]
And I just can't seem to break the shackles of the city boy blues
And I just can't seem to break the shackles of the city boy blues
I got the city boy blues
Got the blues, got the blues
Hey, I said I got the blues