Irish Selection 1986:
The Rockets - "Life in the City"

Life in the City

Work in the morning
I'm feeling sick in the head
Wishing every minute
You were home in bed

Late last night
You were out on the town
But you spent all your money
And it's getting you down

Life in the city (Life in the city)
Life in the city
Can be rough on you (It can be rough)
Well, I'll be telling you (It can be rough)
Life in the city (Life in the city)
Life in the city
Can be rough on you (It can be rough)
(It can be tough) It ain't too pretty
That's life in the city

Out in the backstreets
In the middle of the day
Some young punk
He's gonna blow you away

You gotta fight for your life, yes, you do
But that ain't nothing new
Well, I just hope and pray
It doesn't happen to you

Life in the city (Life in the city)
Life in the city
Can be rough on you (It can be rough)
Well, I'll be telling you (It can be rough)
Life in the city (Life in the city)
Life in the city
Can be rough on you (It can be rough)
(It can be tough) It ain't too pretty
That's life in the city, yeah

Life in the city (Life in the city)
Life in the city
Can be rough on you (It can be rough)
Well, I'll be telling you (It can be rough), yeah, yeah, yeah
Life in the city (Life in the city)
Life in the city
Can be rough on you (It can be rough)
(It can be tough) It ain't too pretty
That'ѕ life in the city, yeаh