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(One, two, three, four.) |
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It's a beautiful city |
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We've been living in latest |
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Never go to the South side |
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(Don't you go down to the South side.) |
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And there's pot holes |
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Sleeping in the black concrete |
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And your little rebel rebel's |
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Just a pebble in a big stream |
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Yes, we're living underneath a |
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World imperial empire |
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And it's built on the flimsy web of |
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Your money and your desire |
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We built this city on the ruins of |
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Rock and roll |
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One minute you're driving on smooth pavement |
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Then you're down in a dark pot hole |
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And if there's black men sleeping on |
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Your white concrete |
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You go and see a ten dollar movie |
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Then you're caught int the web of |
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The waking dream |
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It's a beautiful city |
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But the streets are full of holes |
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I spend my whole life on the North side |
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(I don't go down to the South side.) |
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And I drive on the concrete |
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And I pay my taxes too |
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And I could write a letter to the mayor |
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But we both got a lot to do |
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And I admit it's inconvenient |
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To get robbed in a combat zone |
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Well, shit, I had to cancel my credit card |
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Had to buy me a brand new phone |
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But it's a beautiful city |
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And the cops are on our side |
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I mosey down to check out the |
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Angry mob just to keep myself occupied |
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And you can talk about Chicago |
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You can talk about New York |
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You can talk about London, England |
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You can have a nice day, take a walk in the park |
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But there's always at least two |
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Different cities in your town |
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And if you can't look at the dark one |
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Then you'll spend your life living |
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Down in a dark pot hole |
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