The Driers - The Slides Lyrics

The city opens her eyes
And she can't remember last night
She shrugs her shoulders
And doesn't care if she's done wrong or right

I squint and try to remember
Where I am and what for
The sun burns all my ideas
Melt into nothing at all

Wish there was some other way
Wish we could just look away
Wish we could avoid the crowd
Wish this wouldn't feel so loud

I don't need to hate it
The city hates itself
The city hates itself
She won't go for the nice guy
Stop trying to make her laugh
She's staying out of the light
And none of us is changing her heart

Walking like they were born upright
Walking like they never crawled
There are always fools who'll buy in
But it's not our bullshit to call

Wish there was some other way
Wish we could just look away
Wish we could avoid the crowd
Wish this wouldn't feel so loud

I don't need to hate it
The city hates itself
The city hates itself
She won't go for the nice guy
Stop trying to make her laugh
She's staying out of the light
And none of us is changing her heart
None of us is getting her right

If you leave her alone for a second she's gone

Wish there was some other way
Wish we could just look away
Wish we could avoid the crowd
Wish this wouldn't feel so loud