Fireflies and dogfights   Runnin' hot in the heat   Street noise, another bribe   Things too hard to believe go head out      My heart's in the country   My feet's in the city with you   All my friends are eatin' sushi   Talkin' bad about you know who, who, who      My tongue's talkin' riddles   But I just can't seem to find a clue   So I take a swig of whiskey   Jump into the saddle with you, you, you      And I just can't seem to break   The shackles of the city boy blues   Well, I got the city boy blues   Well, I got the city boy blues      I got the city boy blues   Hey, I got the city boy blues   And I just can't seem to break   The shackles of the city boy blues      Cats in the alley   Rats in my snake skin boots   All my neighbors think I'm crazy   And my girl thinks I'm losin' my cool, cool, cool      And I just can't seem to break   The shackles of the city boy blues   Well, I got the city boy blues   Well, I got the city boy blues      I got the city boy blues   I got the city boy blues   And I just can't seem to break   The shackles of the city boy blues      Don't look to Jesus to change your seasons   It's the American dream   Souls of gypsies, road of stone   Can't seem to find no peace go head out      And I just can't seem to break   The shackles of the city boy blues   I got the city boy blues   I got the booze, I got the blues      Well, I got the city boy blues   And I just can't seem to break   The shackles of the city boy blues   And I just can't seem to break   The shackles of the city boy blues      And I just can't seem to break   The shackles of the city boy blues      I got the city boy blues   Got the blues, got the blues   Hey yeah, city boy blues   Hey yeah