[Verse 1] I met you where the buses hissed By the corner with the cracked red bricks You laughed like you knew my name Even though we’d never crossed like this My coat still smelled like rain And your hands were warm like a match We watched that train go by Then watched it fade through the glass You said you want more than rent More than clocks and shifts and dues I said I got a mouth full of gold And a heart that knows how to bruise [Pre-Chorus] So take my hand Through the thick crowd If the world keeps score Let it count us now [Chorus] City dreams, city dreams You and me, city dreams Hold me close, don’t let go City dreams, city dreams City dreams, city dreams You and me, city dreams If the night gets mean Stay with me [Verse 2] Now we climb five flights for air With takeout boxes and tired feet Your keys jingle like small brave bells On a chain in your palm next to me We split a late plate down the middle Talk plans in a one-room glow You say my name like a vow Like you’re teaching the moon to show I want a room with a view And your coat on my chair by dawn I want our footprints in the hall Where the hard years can’t push us on [Pre-Chorus] So take my hand Through the thick crowd If the world keeps score Let it count us now [Chorus] City dreams, city dreams You and me, city dreams Hold me close, don’t let go City dreams, city dreams City dreams, city dreams You and me, city dreams If the night gets mean Stay with me [Bridge] I don’t need gold I need your look I need your faith When the deals fall through I need your fire On the coldest block One small yes That can’t be bought [Final Chorus] City dreams, city dreams You and me, city dreams Hold me close, don’t let go City dreams, city dreams City dreams, city dreams You and me, city dreams If the night gets mean Stay with me City dreams, city dreams You and me, city dreams We can build What they never see