this city s not the same without you but i proud here on my own below this winter sky i ain t counting time but it sure is passing slow been sitting up at the overlook the view s best now it s cold coal loads go east and empties west and the river s been mighty low yeah the mayor s out spinning his on top again and the river front s gone to those with most cash in hand oh i know i think too much and spend too much time alone but that don t mean i don t miss you when you re gone aside from promises and a few friends i made i don t think i ll stay here long with ease i leave before my roots have grown i wish i could slow you down and shake you sometimes instead i ll listen more to the same old thoughts i ve heard a thousand times and hope to hear one thousand more like how the city of the future plan blindly preys on the working poor all collared blue with eyes bloodshot red on payment plans to keep warm yeah i ve learned to stay as far and as close as i can possibly understand but sometimes it gets so heavy lord i can t oh i know i think too much and spend too much time alone but that don t mean i don t miss you when you re gone aside from promises and a few friends i made i don t think i ll stay here long with ease i leave before my roots have grown but i don t know i need you more that you need me in too many ways and i can t stand dependence so i can t stay lord i know i think too much and spend too much time alone but that don t mean i don t miss you when you re gone aside from promises and a few friends i made i don t think i ll stay here long with ease i leave before my roots have grown i ll be gone before you are even home