Oh I been livin’ in the city,
but man it got the best of me.
Maybe I’ll move out to the country.
Maybe I’ll move across the sea.
I’ll find a nice place in the jungle,
oh way up in the canopy.
Or maybe on a desert island
in the shade of a coconut tree.
Cause I been livin’ in the city
and damn it got the best of me.
Cause I just can’t be close to you
if you just can’t get close to me.
Oh I been livin’ in the city,
but man it got the best of me.
I think I’ll take off in a spaceship
and go explore the galaxy.
Oh I been livin’ a bubble
afraid of all the birds and bees.
Maybe I’ll build myself a sailboat
and go and sail the seven seas.
Cause I been livin’ in the city
and damn it got the best of me.
Cause I just can’t be close to you
if you just can’t get close to me.
Oh I been livin’ in the city,
but man it got the best of me.
I think I’ll send myself a postcard
from Belize or Italy.
I’ll make sure I take lots a’ photos
and put ’em up for all to see,
but you won’t see me in the city
cause man, the city’s killin’ me.
Cause I been livin’ in the city
and damn it got the best of me.
Cause I just can’t be close to you
if you just can’t get close to me.