The City Lyrics

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"Don't call it a fight when you know it's a war." He wants her to stop acting like everything is okay when she knows that it's not.

"With nothing but your t-shirt on." As she comfortably avoids the truth.

"And go sit on the bed 'cause I know that you want to." She wants to stay with him tonight because she's lonely.

"You got pretty eyes, but i know you're wrong." He looks into her eyes, admiring how beautiful she is, as she talks. But he knows that she doesn't love him.

"And don't call it a spade if it isn't a spade." He's telling her not to lead him on.

"And go lie on the floor if you want." He's telling her that she can stay but he doesn't want to be close to her right now.

"The first bit of advice that you gave me that I liked was they're too strong, too strong." He's thinking about the person she used to be when he fell for her.

"Get in the shower if it all goes wrong." Now he's giving her advice for her impending troubles.

"Yeah you wanna find love then you know where the city is" If you ever want someone to love you, i'll be in the same place i've always been.

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