Cool City Lyrics - Singles - Oingo Boingo

Icy steel shoots through concrete, Cool City 

Mountains of glass reflect the sky 

Everybody feels real good in Cool City 

Each day brings a new surprise 

Johnny came two thousand miles to Cool City 

He came to see what makes things tick 

He cut his hair and bought new clothes in Cool City 

Finally found his life's ambition 

How to do nothing perfectly 

To do it with style so gracefully 

'Cause life is so delicious in Cool City 

Outside, no one's on the street 

Don't stop or you'll miss a beat 

Someone's standing in a doorway, Cool City 

You open the door and check him out so casually 

The music's blasting all night long in Cool City 

They recognize his face, so it's alright 

This one knew the right address 

He even knew someone in a band 

While the others wait all night standing there in 

Cool City 

So hard to make the right friends 

You might have to sell some skin 

The nights go on forever 

The blacks they all hate the whites 

The whites think they're tough, but they're not, Cool City 

The boys go out with each other 

The girls want to be in movies 

If you're high, you're in the right place, Cool City 

Animals seek out their own kind 

Shake some hands and take a lunch in Cool City 

Someone's going to try and tempt you 

Listen to all the brilliant plans in Cool City 

It's all free now, but you'll pay later with your soul 

Pray to the objects on the wall 

That you'll stay young and never grow old 

So come on in, the water's fine 

Have a drink, snort a line 

'Cause the nights get very chilly here in Cool City