1993
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Lead Vocals: Agnetha, Frida
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Written by Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus
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Coming through a cloud, you're looking at me from above
And I'm a revelation spreading out before your eyes
And you find me beautiful and irresistible
A giant creature that forever seems to grow in size
And you feel a strange attraction
The air is vibrant and electrified
Welcome to me, here I am, my arms are open wide
Somewhere in the middle of the never-ending noise
There is a pulse, a steady rhythm of a heart that beats
And a million voices blend into a single voice
And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets
People come and take their chances
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose a lot
Come, make your own contribution to this melting-pot
I'm the street you walk, the language you talk
I am the city
The skyline is me, and the energy
I am the city
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
And the funny smells and the turmoil of course
And the people, the air that you're breathing is me
Yes, I am the city, you let me be
People feed me with their lives, I am a hungry soul
And they all worship me and pay their homage day and night
Every day I hear a lot of tired shopping feet
But come tonight they will be dancing in the neon lights
Dazzled by the crazy magic
They're grabbing pieces of the fatted calf
And in the wind if you listen hard you'll hear me laugh
I'm the street you walk, the language you talk
I am the city
The skyline is me, and the energy
I am the city
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
And the funny smells and the turmoil of course
And the people, the parks and the squares that you see
All the sounds that you hear and the air that you're breathing is me
Yes, I am the city, you let me bewell..
i lived on the outskirts of town
in a ** farm house baby
and my brother's friends are around
there was always somethin doin
had me a couple of real nice girlfriends
stop by to see me every once in a while
when i think back about those days
all i could do is sit and smile
that's when a smoke was a smoke
and groovin was groovin
and dancin was everything
we were young and we were improving
laughin laughin with our friends
holdin hands meant somethin, baby
outside the club, cherry bomb
our hearts were really pumpin
say ya ya ya x2
the winter days, they last forever
but the weekends went by so quick
went ridin around this little country town
we were goin nuts girl, out in the street
one man he ** my big mouth
another guy had to put me in my place
when i see those guys these days
we just laugh and say "do you remember when.."
that's when a smoke was a smoke
and groovin was groovin
and dancin was everything
we were young and we were improving
laughin laughin with our friends
holdin hands meant somethin, baby
outside the club, cherry bomb
our hearts were really pumpin
say ya ya ya x4
seventeen has turned thirty-five
i'm surprised that we're still living
if we'd've done any harm
i'm hoping that we'd fall even
got a few kids of my own
and some days i still don't know what to do
i hope that they're not laughin too loud
when they hear me talkin like "here's to you"
that's when a smoke was a smoke
and groovin was groovin
and dancin was everything
we were young and we were improving
laughin laughin with our friends
holdin hands meant so much, baby
outside the club, cherry bomb
our hearts were really pumpin
say ya ya ya x2