In the city I know there must be somethin' better In the city, oh, oh. Somewhere out there on that horizon Out beyond the neon lights 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

Can't forget that I'm golden, can't forget where I'm going Can't forget that I'm a OG, better act like you know it Fuck popo, police, enemies, fake homies Fuck 'em, fuck sleep, come clean, zoning Fuck 'em, fuck sleep, come clean, zonin' Blunt smoke,

Stand up beside the fireplace Take that look from off your face Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger I heard you say Slip inside the eye of your mind Don't you know you might find A better place to play You said that you'd never been But

It's got to get better in a little while. Don't you know what's wrong with me? I'm seeing things I don't want to see. Sniffing things that ain't no good for me. I'm going down fast, won't you say a prayer for me? The sun's got to shine on my guitar

You know better babe, you know better babe Don't you hear me howling babe? Don't you hear me howling Than to look at it, look at it like that Than to talk to it, talk to it like that Don't give it a hand, offer it a soul Honey, make this easy Leave it to

You know it's better that way We won't break, we won't die It's just a moment of change All we are, all we are Is everything that's right All we need, all we need We won't say our goodbyes So don't say your goodbyes I tried to paint you a picture

You know I never meant to let you down, let you down You probably think that you are better now, better now You only say that 'cause I'm not around, not around Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything You know I say that I am better now,

You think I'd leave your side, baby You know me better than that You think I'd leave you down when you're down on your knees I wouldn't do that And if only you could see into me I'll tell you when you're right Oh, when you're cold I'll be there Hold you

I gotta trust my lonely Don't you know that you're bad for me? Don't you know you're no good for me? Go get your praise from someone else And I can do better, do better You and I were swayin' on the ropes I'm a-okay, I'm good as gold And I can do better,

Better leave that boy alone Y'all better leave that boy alone 'cause if they don't You know they going come back on 'em And they don't want him to come back strong I wouldn't dare get that boy going