Somewhere out on that horizon Out beyond the neon lights I know there must be something better But there's nowhere else in sight. Wo-oh-oh-oh It's survival in the city, children When you live from day to day City streets don't have much pity, no When you're down that's where you stay In the city In the city I was born here in the city With my back against the wall Nothing grows and life ain't very pretty No-one's there to catch you when you fall Somewhere out on that horizon Far away from the neon sky I know there must be something, must be something better And I can't stay another night In the city