I'm out the hood, but I'm hood melodic I smoke good narcotics, keep my diamonds polished Throw a dime in Onyx, keep them dollars coming Look at all this money, this is our summer I'm out the hood, but I'm still a hood baby Yeah, I'm still going crazy,

Love ain't for keeping Lay down beside me Layin' on my back In the newly mown grass Rain is coming down But I know the clouds will pass You bring me tea Say "the babe's a-sleepin'" Black ash from the foundry

These are the days we've been waiting for These are the days we won't regret These are the days we won't forget All over town Days like these you couldn't ask for more Keep 'em coming 'Cause we're not done yet And these are the days (these are the days)

There's somethin' grand coming Through my empty city All is forgiven Cool strumming Breath taken I'm shaken by my sight Couldn't sleep Couldn't keep

I'll be keeping your head up I'll be keeping your head up, darling Let go of all your haunted dreams tonight Hold tight, you're slowly coming back to life And I won't let you down Hold tight you're slowly coming back to life Til you can breathe on your

You better run So, you better run Let redemption keep you warm My demons are coming Boy, you better run Go take your freedom, oh no Wade in the water Be gone by morning

They're all coming down It's all coming 'round Your bridges are burning now Gathering the ashes You're burning them down Whatever keeps you warm at night (whatever keeps you warm at night) Whatever keeps you warm inside Everything thrown away Scatter as

New York at night Empire high Its got me coming alive Baby you're like That Uptown something Girl you're like a model on a Soho street Walking on air like you own it That electric energy Something tells me you're gonna keep me going til the morning light

I can't move Freedom, cut me loose 'Cause I need freedom, too I break chains all by myself Won't let my freedom rot in hell Hey! I'ma keep running 'Cause a winner don't quit on themselves I'm telling these tears, go and fall away, fall away

Hey yeah, tiptoe higher I won't fall asleep Hey yeah, don’t let 'em know we’re coming Take some time to simmer down, keep your head down low Nobody else can take me higher In the morning light let my roots take flight Watch me from above like a vicious