Kickback City Lyrics - Defender - Rory Gallagher

They say this town will kill you 

They say this town ain't got no soul 

This town could take a child's smile 

And turn it into stone 

But don't you think I know that? 

This place has cut me to the bone 

Trouble crawling up your back 

Fear just eats your soul 

You say this town will eat you up 

You say this town don't have a heart 

You try to learn all your lines 

And you try to play the part 

With all this double dealing 

I tell you brother, you'll get smart 

Here in Kickback City 

You're lost before you start 

The people in subways 

Look nearly half dazed to me 

Renting tomorrow, investing in sorrow 

No belief, yeah 

Faces in side streets 

Hiding like angels from grace 

Selling you sorrow, renting tomorrow 

You're out of place, yeah 

They say this town will kill you 

They say this town ain't got no soul 

They'll set you up and pull the stitch 

'Til you're unraveled on the floor 

But I won't let it beat me 

Though trouble's knocking at my door 

Somehow it's just your smile 

That keeps me coming back for more 

Yeah, here in Kickback City 

Feel I'm goin' down slow 

Here in Kickback City 

Feel I'm goin' down slow, yeah, yeah