SUMMER IN THE CITY

Summer in the City

Summer in the city, the sun is high
People hanging out of windows watch the sky
High above the rooftops, blue turns to grey
Hard rain a-coming before the end of day

People with their heads down walk quickly by
There’s a quiet desperation in their eyes
The dogs are howling, the air is still
Dealers in the alleyways have time to kill

Chorus
Your barriers are broken now and change is coming fast
All the old connections count for nothing
Time to face the future or be buried with the past
Everybody on the street is moving to the beat
Of a different drum

Wide boys and good girls seem so unsure
Nobody’s looking at them any more
Businessmen in fast cars talking on their phones
When the numbers start to fall they run for home

In the bars and cafes conversations grow
Nobody wants to say the words I told you so
In the penthouse boardroom they play their game
When it hits the fan they wont know who to blame

Bridge
All the one trick ponies are just standing round
They can see the open gate but they wont risk the higher ground

Chorus