Kickback City - Rory Gallagher

They say this town will kill you

They say this town ain’t got no soul

This town could take a childs smile

And turn it into stone

But don’t you think I know that

This town has cut me to the bone

Trouble crawling up your back

Fear just eats your soul

You say this town will eat you up You say this town ain’t got no heart

You try to learn all your lines

And you try to play the part

With all this double dealing

I tell you brother you get smart

Here in kickback city

You’re lost before you start

People in subways look nearly half dazed to me Renting tomorrow investing in sorrow no belief

Faces in sidestreets hiding like angels for grace

Selling you sorrow renting tomorrow you’re out of place

They say this town will kill you

They say this town ain’t got no soul

They’ll set you up and pull the stitch

Till you unravelled on the floor

But I won’t let it beat me Though trouble’s knocking in my door

Somehow it’s just your smile

That keeps me coming back for more

Here in kickback city

Feel I’m going down slow

Here in kickback city

Feel I’m going down slow