Lyrics

I am a big town They're the monsters on the prowl Banging round, crashing down Hanging in the air There's trouble everywhere Turn me down, turn me down, turn me down Here lies happiness Dangling from a tree I pluck it with my fingers, man it's everywhere This is so easy Searchlights on a rooftop Pick out all the promise in my hands Stretching out to the horizon I have the gift, I have the plans I am a big town They're the monsters on the prowl Banging round, crashing round Hanging in the air There's trouble everywhere Turn me down, turn me down, turn me down Well change can happen suddenly Sometimes it just creeps up on you In the blood-soaked backstreets of a memory Move along, there's nothing here for you But the lame duck man is hiding secrets That must find their time and then They come pouring, they go bubbling down the gutters Into buildings he condemned I am a big town I am an old town I am your hometown I am a big town They're the monsters on the prowl Banging round, crashing round Hanging in the air There's money everywhere Shut me down, close me down, pull me down Turn off all the cameras Roll off the sidewalk [?] I am not Vienna I am not Manhattan I'm somewhere in the armpit Of the drunk belt zombie Midwest Now the sharp end is coming round And I must clutch it to my breast It's always rush hour Always traffic, always sound No one knows anybody here I am a big town