IN THE CITY OF EIGTH MILLION PEOPLE LONELINESS JUST COULDN'T BE SHARED THERE I WAS AGAIN IN THE HOUSE OF LOST REGRETS WITH BURNED OUT HYPOCRATES THE INCRAWD SAID THEY'D BE HIP TILL THEY WERE DEAD THEY'RE WORE THAT COOLNESS OF THEIRS WITH PRIDE AND DIGNITY YEAH YEAH...
IF YOU WANNA HEAR SOME THRUTH I'LL SIT DOWN AND TALK TO YOU DOWN ON CENTER AVENUE I'LL SHOW YOU THAT THE BLUES JUST AIN'T SOMETHING YOU LOOSE DOWN ON CENTER AVENUE
SHARP DRESSED OPINIONATED PEOPLE DEDICATED FOLLOWERS OF FASHION WITH THEIR POINTED HEADS BUYING ALL THE REASONS THEY NEEDED TO LIVE IN THEIR STORYBOOK DOWNTOWN DEAD ENDS WITH FOUNDIMENTAL LIBERTIES THAT WEAR IN MAJORITY OF ONE THEY WERE SWIMMING DOWN THE DRAIN OF FREEDOM IF YOU ASK ME I JUST BARELY GIVE THEM A 10% STATUS IN THE COOL PARADE BUT NO ONE EVER ASKED ME SO I WOKE UP EVERY MORNIG TOOK A GOOD LOOK AROUND AND WHEN I THOUGHT THINKS MIGHT BE OKAY I REALIZAD THIS SMALL TOWN CROWD WITH LITTLE DREAMS WERE BUYING ALL THE TIME THEY NEEDED TO FIND REASONS TO BE YEAH... SO LISTEN KNOW LOOK ME UP SOMETIMES AND BRING ALONG SOME WINE
IF YOU WANNA HEAR SOME THRUTH I'LL SIT DOWN AND TALK TO YOU DOWN ON CENTER AVENUE I'LL SHOW YOU THAT THE BLUES JUST AIN'T SOMETHING YOU LOOSE DOWN ON CENTER AVENUE
AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE NO... OH... OH... OH.... OH..... OH............
IN THE CITY OF EIGTH MILLION PEOPLE LONELINESS JUST COULDN'T BE SHARED THERE I WAS AGAIN IN THE HOUSE OF LOST REGRETS WITH BURNED OUT HYPOCRATES THE INCRAWD ALWAYS SAID THEY'D BE HIP TILL THEY WERE DEAD THEY'RE WORE THAT COOLNESS OF THEIRS WITH PRIDE AND DIGNITY SO THE WHOLE FUCKING WORLD COULD SEE SHARP DRESSED OPINIONATED PEOPLE DEDICATED FOLLOWERS OF FASHION WITH THEIR POINTED HEADS BUYING ALL THE REASONS
IF YOU WANNA HEAR SOME THRUTH I'LL SIT DOWN AND TALK TO YOU DOWN ON CENTER AVENUE I'LL SHOW YOU THAT THE BLUES JUST AIN'T SOMETHING YOU LOOSE DOWN ON CENTER AVENUE DOWN ON CENTER AVENUE DOWN ON CENTER AVENUE I'LL SHOW YOU THAT THE BLUES JUST AIN'T SOMETHING YOU LOOSE DOWN ON CENTER AVENUE
Compositores: Tore Østby, John Macaluso & Jørn Lande