Back in the City

from Urban Waltzes

Can you show me where on the map we are?

I could use some help, don’t get up. I’m just passin’ through

I’ve lost track of the road I’m on

When you’re a runaway, guess any way’ll do

Tryna’ find someplace I’ve never seen

But where’s left, I don’t know

Cause I’ve been up, I’ve been down, I’ve been spun around and thrown about

See, my heart’s back in the city, I’ve had to do without

Started southbound to Georgia

Got a job working on a steamer line, at night sang the blues

But not a soul bought a song I sang

Turns out you need a little more to lose

Got laid off in the Rockies

Got burned by California sun

Got it all ‘cept all I had, and God I had it good, no doubt

But that’s all back in the city, and I can do

Without my home

Without all I owned

Without the fire in my soul that I’ve always known

Without any peace

Without guarantees

Without the one thing I thought that I’d ever need

‘Cause he’s...

Buy me another drink if you want to

Go on, stroke my leg, touch my face, they’re too worn to fight

I didn’t ask how close by you live

But it’s good as anywhere, I guess, to stay the night

I’m a ghost of who I once was

But you can take what remains

You can touch me and squeeze me, make me scream and shout

But my heart’s back in the city, you’ll have to do without