The City Has Left You Alone Lyrics
The City Has Left You Alone - Kevin Devine
Neurotic intellectual
Emotionally unavailable
You're everything you think you should be
But the truth is unavoidable
And every choice intentional
Darling I don't mean to be mean
But you're see through as see through can be
And when the party ends you're sweating in sheets
Because the city has left you
Alone
You cycle on
Fast forward through
The strangers in your phone
And you're record
Your voicemail
Find that perfect hollow tone
Hey you've reached me
But what does that mean
I don't know
So run your risk and play your part
Hide away your hardened heart
And tuck yourself back into your shell
But is all that detached irony
That finely tuned delivery
Hurting more than it's ever helped
Are you fooling anyone but yourself
Well you're the only one who can tell
Because the city has left you
Alone
In a chelsea bar at closing time
Too wired to go home
When a street shark
With a songbird rap
And a repertory brogue
Slurs c'mon love
There ain't no secret code
Are you thinking what I'm thinkin'
Yes or no
Leave the mourning for the mornin'
Love let's go
You're acting out the dead
End of a theme
A cliche in a roundabout
Another person's dream
It makes romantic copy but
It's not a life to lead
So roll your eyes and suck on your teeth
No you don't need to prove nothin' to me
The only one who knows what she need
'Causes the city has left you
Alone
Squinting at an address
With a car service on hold
You keep waiting on redemption
Isn't waiting getting old
Shut your eyes
City clears its throat
On with the show