Among Savages - New York City lyrics

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New York City

Where all your girls are pretty

All your men are running from somewhere

Making a name for themselves

Are you running from something

Or did you come from nothing

Are you testing the Lord

With the cards that you've been dealt

Where do you find peace

In the middle of the city

Hard enough to find a friend

When everyone's starting over again

I feel like a child

In a world that seems shapeless

When I am most afraid

Is when I get sucked back in

Yeah, you came here with nothing

And your leaving with the same

Sometimes the road that you were walking on

Is going the wrong way

Just come as you are

When you leave you will be changed

Everyday is a gift, everyday is a gift

And it's all slipping away

Now if you leave

Will you feel defeated

Cause you didn't take from the city

As much as the city took from you

What if you'd stayed

What if you'd done what you were thinking

I'd rather you give up on life in the city

Than giving up on life too

It must be hard to live

In the midst of all those buildings

Where the changing of the wind

Don't seem a miracle at all

And by the hands of man

It's a maze of bad habits

Where the rabbit in the hat

Is just a train in the fog

Yeah, you came here with nothing

And your leaving with the same

Sometimes the road that you were walking on

Is going the wrong way

Just come as you are

When you leave you will be changed

Everyday is a gift, everyday is a gift

And it's all slipping away

Follow your dreams

But beware of the illusions

You won't fill the void in your heart

With a bank statement and a car

What is it worth, what is it worth

Have you given up on freedom

You spent your life earning the keys to set you free

When you were free all along

New York City

Where all your girls are pretty

All your men are running from somewhere

Making a name for themselves

Are you running from something

Or did you come from nothing

Are you testing the Lord

With the cards that you've been dealt

Thanks to Vaibhav Agarwal for correcting these lyrics