The city is a jungle, there’s tigers on the prowl

There’s wolves round every corner, You can hear the alpha’s howl

They tell you that it’s easy, just follow all the rules

They never told you city life could be so very cruel

Eventide there glitters, the neon shines so bright

But if you want to live it all, you better learn to fight

No it ain’t easy living in the city

 

Sometimes when you’re lonely, And searching for a friend

You open up and say some things, you know you can’t defend

Some people take advantage, they know the way things are

But you’re the new kid on this block, you travelled from afar

The life you left behind you. Now doesn’t seem so bad

There’s something here that’s missing, something that you had

No it ain’t easy living in the city

 

Down there in the jungle, the cats are running wild

They say it’s for the good of all, that’s how it’s reconciled

Some people are deserving, we know they’ve paid their dues

Some people should just try it, to walk in others shoes

The rats are in the cellars, the rats are on the loose

They’ve taken everything they need, so you can sing the blues

No it ain’t easy living in the city

 

City life is easy, but you better pay the rent

Or you could end up on the floor, or living in a tent

Beside the rats and in the trash, you find something to eat

The rich man leaves you crumbs to find, there’s kindness on the street

That’s not what you paid for, when you signed upon the line

What’s mine is yours they said at first, but now what’s yours is mine

No it’s ain’t easy living in the city