She phones home, composed, a bit panicked
Hesitates to confess she misses the Atlantic

The gulf streams, the palm trees,
the car keys that took you away

She tries to explain, oh boy
I wanna be fixed, I wanna be broken
I wanna be closed, I wanna be open
The love I thought had died is still alive
and I hope that you don't mind

She says December will help me remember

The place that my heart calls home

When the pale city lights are aglow

And my heart's feeling empty and cold

Well there's one place I know that I'm dying to be
Steel City, you'll always be a part of me

No, it's not what you said, and it's not how you said it
But it all came undone the moment you meant it
I honestly can't believe coincidence and possibility could sway

But I'll try and explain, baby

I wanna be fixed, I wanna be broken

I wanna be closed, I wanna be open
When stars and hearts align
I'm sure you'll come to find the love we had was blind

She says December will help me remember

The place that my heart calls home

When the pale city lights are aglow

And my heart's feeling empty and cold

Well there's one place I know that I'm dying to be
Steel City, you'll always be a part of me

Searching for something you need

And as you fall to the floor you crawl to your knees

Reach out for something you see

It's like she was never there
You breathe in and hold the air
Like an unanswered prayer

She says December will help me remember

The place that my heart calls home

When the pale city lights are aglow

And my heart's feeling empty and cold

Well there's one place I know that I'm dying to be
Steel City, you'll always
Steel City, you'll always
Steel City, you'll always be a part of me