Kickback City

They say this town will kill you

They say this town ain't got no soul

This town could take a child's smile

And turn it into stone

But don't you think I know that?

This place has cut me to the bone

Trouble crawling up your back

Fear just eats your soul

You say this town will eat you up

You say this town don't have a heart

You try to learn all your lines

And you try to play the part

With all this double dealing

I tell you brother, you'll get smart

Here in Kickback City

You're lost before you start

The people in subways

Look nearly half dazed to me

Renting tomorrow, investing in sorrow

No belief, yeah

Faces in side streets

Hiding like angels from grace

Selling you sorrow, renting tomorrow

You're out of place, yeah

They say this town will kill you

They say this town ain't got no soul

They'll set you up and pull the stitch

'Til you're unraveled on the floor

But I won't let it beat me

Though trouble's knocking at my door

Somehow it's just your smile

That keeps me coming back for more

Yeah, here in Kickback City

Feel I'm goin' down slow

Here in Kickback City

Feel I'm goin' down slow, yeah, yeah