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Iâm from the city with the malls and the detailed directories
All my friends are dropouts and retail celebrities
The kid in the back, yeah, he works at AA
But did you know that every Sunday he goes to AA, hey
I wonder what theyâd say
âHeâs the LCD like DFAâ
Sheâs his GF, heâs working on a BFA
Now heâs making news like C.F. Kane
Tryna make a move, transitional pace
Drinking Canadian Club in Canadian clubs
Our brains used to float on Arabian rugs
Two out of three wishes is to feel less listless
We were the troubled kids, all concerned with existence
With each and every promise left unfettered
No one that I know buys records
So I keep a record of that whenever I record
[Hook]
A menace comes over the city
And I canât get over it
Sometimes it seems too gritty
Doesnât mean we canât be friends
And hopeâs name was Anya, way back then
Sure, I live here but at least I have friends
Go up too fast, you might get the bends
Beancounters for spins, I sleep above trends
See in those days, I was dead on arrival
The rappers hated me because I didnât read the bible
And just because Iâd thought the Source had fallen off
They just kept on chopping their blocks, the little curb servers
Certain persons got no way out
Itâs just the boys on the bus, yeah, we know how to scout it
City kid, what you tellinâ me about it?
Got a rainstick trick, power generation
I will not be afraid, of my habitation
Life on the Avenue of Nations
Hope diamond gripping, slope sliding, slipping
I wanna make you feel different
[Hook]
A menace comes over the city
And I canât get over it
Sometimes it seems too gritty
Doesnât mean we canât be friends
And I know you found someone new, I canât get over you
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