Here come the cut-outs, the new arrivals Crowned in the same dust as their idols The bar's disciples, no, they ain't my rivals, carry on I've been bitter, I've been grateful as well I've been cruel to you and guilty as hell Trying to manage my expectations and do no harm But it's the city that you gotta forgive Gotta leave for a while, gotta let 'em forget Go, make your bones before you're comin' home It's like a livin', seems like a long, long time ago
A one-year lease from a decade or more Another shift, another week on the road Couple years off, didn't learn more than I know, carry on 'Cause it's the city that you've gotta forgive Gotta leave for a while, gotta let 'em forget Go, make your bones before you're coming back home It's like a livin', seems like a long, long time ago ♪ Yeah, it's the city that you've gotta forgive Had to leave for a while, gotta let 'em forget Go, make your bones before you're comin' home It's like a livin', seems like a long, long time ago It's like a livin', feels like a long, long time ago