Cool City

[Verse 1]

Icy steel shoots through the concrete, Cool City

Mountains of glass reflect the sky, oh

Everybody feels real good in Cool City

Each day brings a new surprise, oh

[Verse 2]

Johnny came two thousand miles to Cool City

He came to see what makes things tick, oh

He cut his hair and bought new clothes in Cool City

Finally found his life's ambition, oh

[Chorus]

How to do nothing perfectly

To do it with style so gracefully

'Cause life is so delicious

In Cool City

[Post-Chorus]

Outside, no one's on the street

Don't stop, or you'll miss a beat

[Verse 3]

Someone's standing in a doorway, Cool City

You open the door and check him out so casually

The music's blasting all night long in Cool City

They recognize his face, so it's all right

[Chorus]

This one knew the right address

He even knew someone in a band

While the others wait all night standing there

In Cool City

[Post-Chorus]

So hard to make the right friends

You might have to sell some skin

[Guitar Solo]

[Refrain]

The nights go on forever

[Bridge]

The Blacks, they all hate the Whites, oh

The Whites think they're tough, but they're not (Cool City)

The boys go out with each other, oh

The girls want to be in movies

[Verse 4]

If you're high, you're in the right place, Cool City

Animals seek out their own kind, oh

Shake some hands and take a lunch in Cool City

Someone's going to try and tempt you, oh

Listen to all the brilliant plans in Cool City

It's all free now, but you'll pay later with your soul

[Chorus]

Pray to the objects on the wall

That you'll stay young and never grow old

So come on in, the water's fine

Have a drink, snort a line

'Cause the nights get very chilly

Here in Cool City