The City and the Ghost

[ti:The City and the Ghost] [ar:BEDlight For BlueEYES] [al:Life on Life's Terms] [by:季风网-【http://www.ip21.cn】] [offset:0] Tonight I need the bright lights Still got her face on my mind Heading where the talk is cheap And I'm dressed to a "t" so they won't notice me It's warm for October And I've got the windows down The skyline whispers her promises The same lie each night But I force myself to believe And I swore it'd be different but how could it be What I came to escape is right here inside of me The city's a desert With photographic stars Each pretty face is just a mirage And my mouth's full of sand again But I force myself to believe Across the river's the cure for what's sick inside of me And I swore it'd be different but how could it be What I came to escape is right here inside of me And I swore it'd be different but how could it be What I came to escape is right here inside of me I look in the mirror past the buildings The sky's getting light Another piece of my innocence Is the admission I paid there tonight Slow down past her exit though it makes me sick And I imagine her saying "You're better than this you're better than this " And I swore it'd be different but how could it be What I came here to escape is right here inside of me And I swore it'd be different but how could it be What I came to escape is right here inside of me Woah-woah And I swore it’d be different