[Verse 1] I wrote my name on the back of a bus pass Felt like a map and a dare in my pocket Mama said, "Girl, keep your eyes on the porch steps" But I was counting the towers from the block edge Lunch money folded in a shoe box Dreams in a spiral notebook, blue ink Waiting for my cue in the hallway Swore I could hear the whole town blink I knew the train by the rumble in my ribs Knew the rain by the shine on the curb Every window had a future in it Every cracked mirror gave me nerve [Pre-Chorus] I was young enough to believe That the whole sky fit in a window seat Close enough to touch the leap When the streetlights called my name to the beat [Chorus] City dreams, city dreams They still live in me City dreams, city dreams Pulled me through the trees I can taste the steam On my memory City dreams, city dreams They still live in me [Verse 2] Now I pass that corner in a different coat Same old bodegas, new face in the glass The barber still plays that slow old record And the corner boys still talk cash I laugh at the girl I used to be With her thrift-store boots and her fearless eyes She thought every siren meant a door Thought every high-rise could teach her to fly I got bruises from the climb, yeah Got receipts from the miles, yeah But when the skyline cuts the dusk I’m that kid with the fire in her style [Pre-Chorus] I was young enough to believe That the whole sky fit in a window seat Close enough to touch the leap When the streetlights called my name to the beat [Chorus] City dreams, city dreams They still live in me City dreams, city dreams Pulled me through the trees I can taste the steam On my memory City dreams, city dreams They still live in me [Bridge] [Half-time feel] If I lose my way I trace the old bus line If I get too grown I let the old songs find That girl at the fence With her cardboard crown Still looking up Still not coming down [Chorus] City dreams, city dreams They still live in me City dreams, city dreams Pulled me through the trees I can taste the steam On my memory City dreams, city dreams They still live in me