The Alley

Broken pavements and bottles,

Cracked brick and lost baubles,

This city has lost its charm,

Doing no more good than harm.

The man in gray hobbles away,

The crowds ebb and flow,

Sell your soul for the price of sanity,

a one in a million deal they say,

trade it for that moment of clarity,

go on and throw it all away (away).

Smoke plumes and asphalt

Gritty posts and rock salt.

The city is always there,

all signs lead to nowhere,

The woman in red has fled,

The statues grin and pose.

Sell your soul for the price of sanity,

a one in million deal they say,

trade it for that moment of clarity,

go on and throw it all away (away)...

Swinging my feet over the edge,

the waves break and cascade,

Flicking my cig over the ledge,

planning out my next escapade.

Sell your soul for the price of Sanity,

a one in million deal they say,

trade it for that moment of clarity,

go on and throw it all away..

go on, you know you want to (know you want to)

go on and throw it all away!