"Kiss The City" lyrics

I make the check, I pay the rent
Make up my mind, I have regret
The lights, the sound, the people on the ground
Everybody gets better if they wait around

And if the money's no good then the money's not great
When the only kind of money is the money I make
Black lipstick stains on the liquor store glass
'Cause I tried to kiss the city but the city wouldn't kiss me back
Yeah I tried to kiss the city but the city wouldn't kiss me back
Yeah I tried to kiss the city but the city wouldn't kiss me back

The same mistake I always make
I need to make the other mistake
Too tired to read, too anxious to sleep
Everybody gets better if they turn on the TV

And if the money's no good then the money's not there
If they only kind of money is the money I inherit
And I tried to kiss the city but it wouldn't kiss me back
Every time I turned around it was a feedback clap

A crime, a thought, a thought police
My life is not what I had dreamed
I want to feel the fire with my hands
Everybody gets better if they live off of the land

And if I never need money then I never need friends
We're connected by a wire that breaks, not bends
'Cause I tried to quit the city but it wouldn't let me quit
Every time I run away I come running right back to it
Every time I run away I come running right back to it
Every time I run away I come running right back to it
Every time I run away I come running right back to it
Every time I run away I come running right back to it