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livin' in a city of immigrants
i don't need to go travelin'
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livin' in a city of immigrants
i don't need to go travelin'
no cities to love
it's not the city
it's the weather we love!
no cities to love
it's not the city
it's the weather we love!
the midnight streets are running red
bloody city
bloody city
the midnight streets are running red
bloody city
bloody city
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i'm looking over the skyline of the city
how loud
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i'm looking over the skyline of the city
how loud
three gates in the south
that makes twelve gates to the city
hallelujah
three gates in the south
that makes twelve gates to the city
hallelujah
there is no future to behold
in the city of dead you'll be there
dead cities
there is no future to behold
in the city of dead you'll be there
dead cities
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do-do-do-doom city
do-do-do-doom city
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do-do-do-doom city
do-do-do-doom city
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what a beautiful city
oh
oh
what a beautiful city
oh
oh
what a beautiful city
oh
oh
what a beautiful city
oh
oh
things happen when you move to the city
when you're with me
oh
things happen when you move to the city
when you're with me
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city of black
city of white
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city of black
city of white
this coastline swerves
to a city that they live on
i walk on by
this coastline swerves
to a city that they live on
i walk on by
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we built this city
we built this city on rock and roll
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we built this city
we built this city on rock and roll
i'm not comin' down
bright like the city lights
city lights
i'm not comin' down
bright like the city lights
city lights
i'm not comin' down
bright like the city lights
city lights
i'm not comin' down
bright like the city lights
city lights
the man with the gun is just a child on the run from the light. yeah
night city
in the city night
the man with the gun is just a child on the run from the light. yeah
night city
in the city night
three gates in the south
that makes twelve gates to the city hallelujah
oh what a beautiful city
three gates in the south
that makes twelve gates to the city hallelujah
oh what a beautiful city
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The city carved a silhouette
On the ocean after dark
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The city carved a silhouette
On the ocean after dark
I never wanted to be free
You are my nighttime city girl
Forever hiding city girl
I never wanted to be free
You are my nighttime city girl
Forever hiding city girl