Sprawling on the fringes of the city
In geometric order
An insulated border

In between the bright lights
And the far unlit unknown


Growing up it all seems so one-sided
Opinions all provided
The future pre-decided

Detached and subdivided
In the mass production zone
Nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone


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(Subdivisions)

In the high school halls
In the shopping malls
Conform or be cast out

(Subdivisions)
In the ba!@&(t bars
In the backs of cars

Be cool or be cast out
Any escape might help to smooth the unattractive truth
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe the restless dreams of youth


Drawn like moths we drift into the city
The timeless old attraction

Cruising for the action
Lit up like a firefly
Just to feel the living night


Some will sell their dreams for small desires
Or lose the race to rats

Get caught in ticking traps
And start to dream of somewhere
To relax their restless flight

Somewhere out of a memory of lighted streets on quiet nights...

[Chorus]