[Verse 1]
Sprawling on the fringes
Of the city
In geometric order
An insulated border
[Pre-Chorus]
In between the bright lights
And the far, unlit unknown
[Verse 2]
Growing up, it all
Seems so one-sided
Opinions all provided
The future pre-decided
[Pre-Chorus]
Detached and subdivided
In the mass production zone
Nowhere is the dreamer
Or the misfit so alone
[Chorus 1]
Subdivisions
In the high school halls
In the shopping malls
Conform or be cast out
Subdivisions
In the basement bars
In the backs of cars
Be cool or be cast out
[Chorus 2]
Any escape might help to smooth
The unattractive truth
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe
The restless dreams of youth
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Drawn like moths
We drift into the city
The timeless, old attraction
Cruising for the action
[Pre-Chorus]
Lit up like a firefly
Just to feel the living night
[Verse 4]
Well, some will sell their dreams
For small desires
Or lose the race to rats
Get caught in ticking traps
[Pre-Chorus]
And start to dream of somewhere
To relax their restless flight
Somewhere out of a memory
Of lighted streets on quiet nights...
[Chorus 1]
Subdivisions
In the high school halls
In the shopping malls
Conform or be cast out
Subdivisions
In the basement bars
In the backs of cars
Be cool or be cast out
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus 2]
Any escape might help to smooth
The unattractive truth
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe
The restless dreams of youth