The Classic Crime - City Of Ophans Lyrics
[VERSE 1]Jenny left from Idaho and made her home in Capitol HillIn a 300 square foot studio above a coffee shop near the Broadway GrillAnd every night she walks the block to trade in her time for cheap thrillsAnd everyone she meets is cool, but just out of reach and it killsShe used to spend her nights by firelight and singing to the starsNow she's ours, now she's ours[VERSE 2]Kevin left from Denver where the air is thin and people are niceAnd he traded in for sea level, for misty rain, what a bitter compromiseFor now he felt like he belonged to those who understood himBut he sold his soul to fit right in and he watched his friends desert himHe used to spend his nights by candlelight and drinking wine to vinylNow he's ours, now he's ours[CHORUS 1]It's a city of orphansWho had nowhere to goSo they cashed in their dreamsHeaded northwest to the sea and they called it their homeBut most don't belong hereWe're all running awayAnd we'll drain you dry of all semblance of lifeWe don't give we just take, take, take[BRIDGE]But this city has no BibleThere's no meaning you can useWe're all desperately searching for truth[CHORUS 2]We're a city of orphansWho had nowhere to goSo we cashed in our dreams, filled our glasses with Beam and our bodies with smokeAnd we spend every weeknightTrading pints at the StreamlineAnd we talk about truth and we talk about loveBut we wake up to lies, lies, lies[CHORUS 3]It's a city of orphansWhere did our fathers go?We stumble around in the bad part of town at the end of our ropeBut there are no answersOn the tables of oakIf God could just hear usWe think that He's near, but He left long ago[ENDING]It's a city of orphansWhat did we do to ourselves?We take all the good and the heaven around us and turn it to hellWe take all the good and the heaven around us and turn it to hellWe take all the good and the heaven around us and turn it to hellJenny left from Idaho and made her home in Capitol Hill
