In my hometown by the bay
The dirty water is here to stay
Heartbroken people out on the street
Have been forsaken by the ones who pledged to help the poor and weak
They're destitute and alone
This town's a prison. The chains, their home
In my hometown by the bay
The dirty water is here to stay
They go down to the water to wash their sins away
All those that came before are dead and buried memories
Sorrow rains on hopelessness
It's hard to see the light beyond the mess of poverty under duress
Doomed to drown by their own hand
This murky bay is no man's land
In my home town by the bay
The dirty water is here to stay
They go down to the water to wash their sins away
All those that came before are dead and buried memories
In my home town by the bay
The dirty water is here to stay