Ed Sheeran - The City (Remix) lyrics

[Verse 1: Scorcher] Hey, look, it's funny how the city where the Queen sleeps still ain't got clean streets But there ain't a day when she ain't got clean sheets And homeless people roll with needles And you've gotta pay tax when you own a vehicle Tube fare doubles up every two years And the buses upstairs is a no-go area The man are like "pa** me your mobile, hear me now" And chew the crunch on the credit You can't get a roof over your head, you're stuck in the debit But every single month they come for the debit Direct action, if you don't play they Dive in, snatch things and they don't say Now the crib's vacant, victim of inflation The black letters turn red cause they've been patient And that six years' rent has just been wasted, wasted, wasted [Hook: Ed Sheeran] London calls me a stranger, a traveller This is now my home, my home I'm burning on the back street Stuck here sitting in the backseat I'm blazing on the street What I do isn't up to you If the city never sleeps then that makes two [Bridge: Ed Sheeran] And my lungs hurt and my ears bled With the sound of the city life echoed in my head Do I need this to keep me alive? The traffic stops and starts but I need to move along [Verse 2: Scorcher] Hey, look, I'm from a city full of jammed up traffic, night buses All-night clubbers, Kings Cross to all-night lovers That knew when to pay rent and stay in their apartment Talented buskers playing that guitar riff The church pastor's still praying for answers Way too much congestion, they're charging Way too much for petrol, I'm laughing But there ain't no funny side It's like winter all year, there ain't no summer time Stone Island jacket, keep warm And all phone lines are tapped, you've been warned And also mind the gap and keep calm Cause one wrong move on the train, big beard And it's gunshots, two in your brain, it's weird So as much as I'm in love with this city Just maybe I've had enough of the city [Hook]