This pavement feels cold on my face   And my bones have seen better days   Be a friend, pick me up off the ground   Nice and easy, oooh   I got a scar, you can see it from afar   Like cigarette burns on the top of my guitar   If you wish me luck, don’t tell me to break a leg   I coulda been walking on a peg      And at the end of the day I will return to the city of lakes   Where the real people roam close to where all the real waves break      I got a girl, she got lots of style   You can see every tooth in her mouth when she smiles   She’s prettier than you, and you, and you   Yeah, she’s prettier than you   I got a dream, I hope that it comes true   And if it don’t, don’t know what I’m gonna do   I got a dream, I got a dream      And at the end of the day I will return to the city of lakes   Where the real people roam close to where all the real waves break      I lost a friend in this past year   I miss his guitar playing in my ear   Be a friend, take away all my fears   Nice and easy, nice and easy, nice and easy