Glitter and Gold

People come and then they go.
Some just to tell me what,
I already know.
Voices all mix in as one.
I hear them yell to run away,
From all that I chose.

‘Cause in the city of big lights.
Comes the danger of a thousand fights,
That I’ll never win.

So I always gotta watch my back
And how I act to make sure I am safe.
I always gotta hold my tongue
And save my words for another day.
Now I’m always paranoid
And on the edge for what they’ll do.
So I got my eyes open
And walls up to keep me away from you.

Fairytales are always told.
Castles with the glitter and gold,
But it’s gotten old.
And, rumors spread and then they grow.
All my secrets have been sold.
Nothing’s personal.

‘Cause the city that never sleeps.
Is the place people want to be.
But I want to go home.

So I always gotta watch my back
And how I act to make sure I am safe.
I always gotta hold my tongue
And save my words for another day.
Now I’m always paranoid
And on the edge for what they’ll do.
So I got my eyes open
And walls up to keep me away from you.

I got one eye open while I sleep
And security surrounding me.
I got my alibi that I’m sure I’ll need
And witnesses that’ll set me free.

So I always gotta watch my back
And how I act to make sure I am safe.
I always gotta hold my tongue
And save my words for another day.
Now I’m always paranoid
And on the edge for what they’ll do.
So I got my eyes open
And walls up to keep me away from you.