Song Description

We wanted this particular song to capture the urgency to de-camp from 'the city' that many urban professionals feel right now. But, in the traditional spirit of lyrical ambiguity, it is also a reflective love song.

Lyrics

Goodbye to the city
Goodbye to the city
Goodbye to the city, hey yeah

Wide awake in the city
I'm lookin' back from the edge of goodbye, another?
Sleepless night in the city
There's no way this dream could ever survive, so?
Packed my bags, I'm going home
But she knows I tried
And even though I will think of her
I've gotta go

So I'm sayin'

Goodbye to the city hey
Got my ticket and the cab is on its way
I'm lookin' back but I leave today
Still remember how she used to call my name
Fell in love with her pretty face
She holds too close, I need to breathe again
And even though I will think of her
I've gotta go

Took a chance in the city
Lost my way under a neon sky, we were?
Playin' games in the city
But the truth is I was livin' a lie, so?
Packed my bags, I'm going home
But she knows I tried
And even though I will think of her
I've gotta go

And I'm sayin'

Goodbye to the city hey
Got my ticket and the cab is on its way
I'm lookin' back but I leave today
Still remember how she used to call my name
Fell in love with her pretty face
She holds too close, I need to breathe again
And even though I will think of her
I've gotta go


Her ways captured me from the start
Made my decision in the cool moonlight (and?)
Big dreams showed me I would go far
It wasn't easy but I know it's right (but now this?)
City life is surely taking me apart
You've got to go for what you believe in
So I must fly and follow my heart
That's why I'm leavin'...oh yeah, that's why I'm leavin'

Movin fast in the city
Seasons change in the blink of eye, so now I'm?
Callin' time on the city
Cos' I know when it's the end of the line, well?
Packed my bags and I'm going home
Well at least I've tried
And even though I will think of her
I've gotta go

Goodbye to the city hey
Got my ticket and the cab is on its way
I'm lookin' back but I leave today
Still remember how she used to call my name
Fell in love with her pretty face
She holds too close, I need to breathe again
And even though I will think of her
I've gotta go

Goodbye to the city
Goodbye to the city
I'm lookin' back but I leave today
Goodbye to the city, hey yeah
I fell in love with her pretty face
Goodbye to the city, hey yeah
Goodbye to the city
I've gotta go