I cannot forget my mother screaming out into the night
The moon was shining in his face
I killed my father in a fight
Deed done - I had to run
I hit the town all shaking
Found out - a price to pay
A price for my escaping
I got down on my knees
And I sold my soul to the city
Chasing round the good times and bleeding
I sold my soul to the city
Sold out to the lies and the cheating
The city smiles
A neon smile
As dream die
As the spirit fly
You're broken-winged
You're hollow-eyed
The city sucks in all it's victims will fry
Through the clubs and through the money
Through the people - through the shame
Through all the pills I had to take
To help me to forget my shame
More and more the sewer called
Its dirty prize - "escaping"
More and more I hit the floor
All filthy scared and shaking
Well I got down on my knees
And I sold my soul to the city
Chasing round the good times and bleeding
I sold my soul to the city
I nailed it to the line
I got down on my knees
And I sold my soul to the city
Chasing round the good times and bleeding
I sold my soul to the city
Sold out on the line
The money flies
The sex drives
The car rides
The wasted lives
A red light
A white line
A wild eye
A child's cry
The city smiles
A neon smile
As dreams die
As spirits fly
The broken wings
Lie in piles
The city sucks in all its victims will fry