give me my power
i built this city
got up in the car
creeped in the steel
please give me mine
tree's give em' back
give me tourists
give me traffic
give me noise
just give it back
could you bring back all my police
give me order
turn back on my lights
give me fuel and water
i think i'm begging
cause' now that everything's gone
i'm needing mine
i'm needing mine
with the streets all dark
it looks like my building's are gone
i made you the mayor of my town honey
and i'm why you are the senate representative
i gave you the key to my city
gave you
power over
power over me
give it to me
give it back to me
the city belongs to me
the city is ours no more
tell the government
please give me funding
can't you see that i'm doing bad?
give me floodgates
give me levy's
too much water can you push it back
how you just gon' leave me out of of order
i ain't got no lights and no fuel to start up
i know i'm begging
cause' now that everything's dried up
i'm needing mine
i'm needing mine
and with the streets all dark
the buildings look lost
i made you the mayor of my town honey
i'm why you are the senate representative
i gave you the key to my city
all power over
power over me
give it to me
give it back to me
the city belongs to me
the city is ours no more
we used to be sky high
we used to be major
we used to be sky high
we used to be major
baby
major
give it to me
give it back to me
the city mine baby
this whole city is mine
the city is mine honey
give it to me
give it back to me
the city is mine oh baby
the city is mine
the city is mine