Every City Has a Rhythm

Can you catch the rhythm of a place so complicated

People living on the street with their backs against the wall

I know you see it

You've got to be real tough and be kinda rough if you wanna make it

Can you catch the beat of the people

or will you be riding some other wave

We are the people

And we live and breathe together in the city

Every city has a rhythm, has its life and its beginning it's like a heartbeat

But the rent gets high and higher and I hope you don't expire from the pressure

It's like my neighbor Charlie says "You gotta do whatever you can to stay off the streets, young man"

When the rain comes down, you gotta place to rest your head

If the thunder and the rain falls, you gotta house you gotta bed

How many bad notes until you're sleeping outside in the rain

If your whole life missed a beat, would it all wash away

We are the people

And we live and breathe together in the city

Every city has a rhythm, has its life and its beginning it's like a heartbeat

But the rent gets high and higher and I hope you don't expire from the pressure

It's like my neighbor Charlie says, "You gotta do whatever you can to stay off the streets, young man"