[Verse 1]
I've been losing what I can't win
All this troubles under my skin
Got this feeling wearing on me thin
Oh, the city, she knows where I've been

Good times, bad times, that's how it goes
Up so high, I'm treading on low
Even when I'm ready to go
In the city, she's all that I know

I hope I'll be free, I hope I'll be free again

[Chorus]
When you're lost and wandering this mad mad world
I will be your compass
If the weight is heavier than you can hold
I swear I'm gonna take it all
When you're treading water just to keep your head
I'll stop you going under
If the road is crumbling and you can't get past
I will lay me down, down

[Verse 2]
I've been losing what I can't win
All these troubles under my skin
Got that feeling wearing on me thin
Oh this city she knows where I've been
Good times, bad times, that's how it goes
Up so high, I'm treading on low
Even when it's ready to go
And the city, she's all that I know

Well, I hope I'll be free, I hope I'll be free again

[Chorus]
When you're lost and wandering this mad mad world
I will be your compass
If the weight is heavier than you can hold
I swear I'm gonna take it all
When you're treading water just to keep your head
I'll stop you going under
If the road is crumbling and you can't get past
I will lay me down, down

[Verse 3]
I've been losing what I can't win
All this troubles under my skin
Got this feeling wearing on me thin
Oh, the city, she knows where I've been

Good times, bad times, that's how it goes
Up so high, I'm treading on low
Even when I'm ready to go
In the city, she's all that I know
I hope I'll be free, I hope I'll be free again

[Chorus]
When you're lost and wandering this mad mad world
I will be your compass
If the weight is heavier than you can hold
I swear I'm gonna take it all
When you're treading water just to keep your head
I'll stop you going under
If the road is crumbling and you can't get past
I will lay me down, down