[Verse 1] I wanna change, but I don't know how I've been trying to turn my life around I've been to every party, every bar Nothing thrills me in this city anymore [Pre-Chorus] I guess I didn't know if I was happy (Ah) I can't pretend, I can't pretend Been feeling like I don't belong, and I see (Ah) I've reached an end, I've reached an end [Chorus] What, well, what can I do? I hate this city, but I stay 'cause of you Why, well, why can't I change? I wanna move on, but I'm just too afraid [Post-Chorus] Just too afraid, just too afraid Just too afraid, that's why I stay [Verse 2] Get on the train, I go underground People look so lonely with eyes turned down This isn't living, this isn't how I thought my life would be God, I need to get out [Pre-Chorus] Nothing's gonna change the way I feel (Ah) I can't pretend, I've reached an end [Chorus] What, well, what can I do? I hate this city, but I stay 'cause of you Why, well, why can't I change? I wanna move on, but I'm just too afraid [Post-Chorus] Just too afraid, just too afraid Just too afraid, that's why I stay Just too afraid, just too afraid Just too afraid, that's why I stay [Bridge] Ah, it could all be different Ah, in this life Change your future in an instant Ah, just to feel alive [Chorus] What, well, what can I do? I hate this city, but I stay 'cause of you Why, well, why can't I change? I wanna move on, but I'm just too afraid [Post-Chorus] Just too afraid, just too afraid Just too afraid, that's why I stay Just too afraid, just too afraid Just too afraid, that's why I stay [Outro] That's why I stay That's why I stay