City Man

from Alive at Empty Sea Studios by Robert Gillies

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I've the feeling I've become a city man
Can't sleep 'til the bars let out at night
And I've grown used to starless midnight walks, the loneliness of business talk
I've become an East Coast city man

I've the feeling I've become a city man
I won't spill my heart without a fight
But that's not how I was raised, this country boy's seen better days
I've become an East Coast city man
Oh, I've become a concrete city man

But I'm begging for some honest conversation
I'm begging but I ain't down on my knees
'Cause here I've learned that men don't weep, with their heads up high and shoulders deep
So I'm begging but I ain't down on my knees
I'm begging, baby come and save me please

I've the feeling I've become a city man
I spend more time alone than in your arms
Though I try to call you twice a day, my voice alone can't feed these flames
And I'm scared to be a lonely city man
I'm scared I'm just a lonely city man

But I'm begging for some honest conversation
I'm but begging but I ain't down on my knees
'Cause here I've learned that men don't weep, with their heads up high and shoulders deep
So I'm begging but I ain't down on my knees
I'm begging, baby come and save me please
I'm begging but I ain't down on my knees

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from Alive at Empty Sea Studios, released April 12, 2013
Written by Robert Gillies
Performed by Robert Gillies, Callie Moore, and Zac Bryant

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