Move to the City (Acoustic Version / 1986 Sound City Session) Lyrics
[Intro]
I’m a West Coast junkie
An East Coast monkey
Got an elephant dick under my arm
[Intro 2]
(Cheers, screams, laughing, and excitement from the band and guests)
Okay!
I said ‘ey!
Whisky
Hey!
Hey, man
Hey!
.. man
‘Ey, yeah!
Hey, yeah
The Whiskey!
Ooh, yeah
(Cheers, screams, laughing, and excitement from the band and guests)
Here we go, now
Downtown ho
Ariba!
[Verse 1]
You pack your bags and you move to the city
There’s somethin’ missin’ here at home
You fix your hair and you look real pretty
It’s time to get it out on your own
You’re always fightin’ with your mama and you papa
Your family life is one big pain
When you, goina’, goina’ move to the city?
Uh to the city where it all began
[Chorus 1]
You gotta move, you gotta move
Look out
Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma
Now you gotta move
Oww, yeah
Oh, yeah
(You know this)
[Verse 2]
You stole your mama’s car
And your daddy’s plastic credit card
You’re sixteen and you can’t get a job
You’re not goin’ very far
You’re always fightin’ with the teachers and the police
The soldier life is too insane
When you, goina, gonna move to the city?
Into the city where it all began
[Chrous 1]
You gotta move, you gotta move
Whoah, yeah
Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma
Child, you gotta move
(Slash-Man)
[Chorus 2]
Right to the city where the real men get it
Ooh, child, ain’t it a pity?
Ooooh, oh, yeah
Sometimes it gets too shitty
Come on and hit me
(Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba)
[Verse 3]
You’re on the streets and it ain’t so pretty
At least you getta do what you please
You do what you gotta do for the money
At times you end up on your knees
Ain’t satisfied with the locals and the junkies
The city life just one big pain
When you goina, goina move to the city
Uh, to the city where it all began
[Chorus 1]
You gotta move, you gotta move, oh, yeah
Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma
Child, you had to move
(Oooooh …)
(Oooooh …)
(Oooooh …)
(Oooooh …)
[Chorus 2]
Oh right to the city With the real nitty gritty
Aw, child, ain’t it a pity?
Sometimes it gets too shitty
Come on and hit me
[Outro]
(Excitement, cheers, background talking from band and guests)
Haha!
Wooo!
Yeah!
Woo!
(Inaudible) … next winter – just look out
Uh, huh