THE CITY WON'T CARE

The City Won't Care (4:04)

the city won’t care
what you did before you got here
don’t be afraid
don’t be ashamed
the city won’t care

the city won’t care
who you were before you arrived
you did what you did
what you had to
to survive

where they got you all wrong
or worse where they got you all right
the city won’t care
the city won’t care
the city won’t care

the city won’t care
what you have to get in the door
you’ll ask what it wants
you’ll give all you've got
and offer it more

the city won’t care
about the demons you bring along
you’ll give them a home to grow
into a novel or song

the city won’t care if you think weird
the city won’t care if you act weird
the city won’t care if you look weird
the city won’t glare
the city won’t stare

the city won’t care if you live weird
the city won’t care if you love weird
whatever you dare
however you fare
the city won’t care

and no it won’t care
if you slip while scaling its spires
you won’t be the first or last
whose reach can’t meet your desires

and no it won’t care
if you forget the reasons you came
there’s eight million more on either side
who can say the same

the city won’t care if you’re loveless
the city won’t care if you’re hopeless
the city won’t care if you’re helpless
the city’s still there
the city won’t care

the city won’t care if you’re crying
the city won’t care when you’re dying
however you fare
the city’s still there
the city won’t care

and when one finally goes
in disgust, disgrace, or repose
the city won’t care
the city won’t care
the city won’t care