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City Boy Lyrics by Great Error

City Boy

2003

Only the song you sing
Leaves a hole
In the wall where a photo once was
All the things
You ever had
Are piled up in the dumpster downstairs
And the noise
Is closing in
From the street below an open window

Holding a coffee cup
To your lips
As the neighbors throw things at the wall
See the gate
Close and open
To the grinding and whining of gears
Call your mom
Say you wanted this
As her tears fall out an open window

Aaaahh
An open window
Aaaahh
An open window
Ah

Look closely
You can almost see the gears turning
City boy asked for drama
Look what he got

Fill up the grocery bag
Mеsmerized
By the еyes of a random cashier
Furtively
Eye the ass
Of the guy next to you in the lift
Better yet
Take a running jump
At the ghosts outside an open window

Put your hands to your ears
Stops the sighs
Of your life as it passes you by
Smile at jokes
Wash your hands
Practice hard at not giving a shit
Just to find
In your bed at night
That your mind went out an open window

Fix me another one
If you can
I spilled the last one all over your shirt
Accidents
Monuments to my misshapen crumbling ideals
I'm surprised
That you haven't yet
Jumped screaming out an open window

I feel like the oldest man
In the world
I feel 273
And am still
Figuring out
The logic of your arguments
It would age me beyond belief
To see you jump out an open window
(no one knows
Who you are
Nameless drone)

Aaaahh
(brodway star)
An open window
(no one knows
Who you are
Nameless drone)
Aaaahh
(broadway star)
An open window
(no one knows
Who you are
Nameless drone)
Aaaahh
(broadway star)

Look closely
You can almost see the gears turning
City boy asked for drama
Look what he got
Credits
Great Error

Great Error

About “City Boy” by Great Error

Read the complete lyrics to "City Boy" by Great Error from the album "City Boy" in 2003. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Power Pop, Indie Rock, Indie Pop.

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"City Boy" is credited to Great Error. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"City Boy" appears on "City Boy" in 2003.

Visit the Great Error artist page at /artist/great-error for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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