City Lights Lyrics - The White Stripes

[Verse 1] 

I want to grab a stranger's hand and 

Hold it as tightly as I can and 

I will tell by their reaction if 

They're like me or if I am crazy 

When the lights of the city hit my 

Eyes on the plane looking out the window 

I am consumed by a comforting notion 

That you are there and 

I am welcome 

If our miles have added up to 

A giant pile of distance that we 

Cannot reach past, climb, or conquer 

Will you dig a 

Tunnel to me? 

[Interlude] 

[Verse 2] 

Every move suspends an action 

Any attempt to engage will push away 

What you want becomes a magnet 

Opposing pulls 

Never meeting 

Can you combine a friend and mother? 

Can you blend a dad and brother? 

Must we have to pick one or the other? 

Will we know this or always wonder? 

(Always wonder) 

You can tell what you've done to me 

To be seen in hell from your place in a tree 

Always helping 

Ever loving 

But will you always 

Be above me 

[Interlude] 

[Verse 3] 

I won't ignore nor will not forget 

The kindness that's been done to me 

You are the surest and safest bet that 

I could ask for 

So I'm asking 

Soon we will be side by side the 

Plane will land and the wings will glide 

The bags in hand and 

The car will drive 

Into you 

I will arrive 

By your side 

By your side