i been to the city but now the city
is gone
i used to walk streets lookin for alleys
where the young lovers were making love

but now the alleys are filled with the garbage
with the  ex-soldiers
filled with the drugs
i been to the city but now the city
is gone

an you too
you too
you stopped singin
you stopped breathin
you stopped searchin
you stopped bein

you stopped needin
you now only take
you stopped seeing
you are on the make

i been to your mirror but now your mirror
is broken
you took off your clothes an offered me
one last token
one last token of ...what?

down in your alley
there's only garbage
only ex-soldiers
and angel-dust

cause  your pity is gone
an the city is gone
and your breathin is gone
and your song
and your searchin
an gone is your love
--
i been to the city but now the city
is gone
i used to walk streets lookin for alleys
where the young lovers were making love

but now the alleys are filled with the garbage
with the  ex-soldiers
filled with the drugs
i been to the city but now the city
is gone