Lyrics
Stepped out to the streetlight as a cold wind cut my face
Fell in with the busy people pushing shoving all about the place
Some babe on a billboard up above, she catches my eye
I step around some homeless junkie as I pass her by
Don’t dig deep, don’t ask why, there’s no need to justify
When you’re living in the land of good and plenty
Slip past a newsstand and the stories all look the same
This place has gone bankrupt and we treat it like a schoolyard game
Just take your fill now baby cause there’s always more
There’s no time for thinking about it when you’re trying to score
Don’t dig deep, don’t ask why, there’s no need to justify
When you’re living in the land of good and plenty
Oh empty city
Oh empty lies
Oh empty stares on this subway train tonight
As our lives go by
Run up the stairs to your place
Your sweet promise buzzing through my head
I play the fool at your doorstep
Guess you found some other plans instead
The stupid games we play as it all slips through the cracks
The one thing I could never learn was how to never look back
Broken souls, you and me
Search the shadows and you’ll see
When you’re living in the land of good and plenty
Broken souls, you and me
Search the shadows and you’ll see
When you’re living in this land of good and plenty
words and music by Gary DeMichele