Steve Winwood - Dirty City

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Song Lyrics

A gangster came to see by boy
When I was working nights to pay one more bill
He promised the kid a sweeter life
Said, "Gotta understand it's dog eat dog out there"

Well, I looked in his room when I got home
And underneath the covers found a loaded gun
He looked at me with empty eyes
He said, "It's time for me to be moving on"

Dirty city, this is a dirty town
Where's the pity, I can't move on up to higher ground

I spoke to my woman the other day
She said, "I need more cash, we can't pay our way"
She said, "Everything gets really hard
And I need something sweet, don't you understand?"

The roar of the train runs by my room
And on these summer nights I can't sleep anymore
I walk in the streets to greet the dawn
Or stay at home all night and stare at the floor

Dirty city, this is a dirty town
Where's the pity, I can't move on up to higher ground

Dirty city, this is a dirty town
Where's the pity, I can't move on up to higher ground

Help me now, move on to a higher ground
Help somehow, make a move to a higher ground
Won't you help somehow? Make a move to higher ground
Won't you help somehow? I need a little help

Dirty city, this is a dirty town
Where's the pity, I can't move on up to higher ground

Dirty city, this is a dirty town
Where's the pity, I can't move on up to higher ground

Dirty city, this is a dirty town
Where's the pity, I can't move on up to higher ground

Dirty city, this is a dirty town
Where's the pity, I can't move on up to higher ground

Remixes

Release History

07 June 2010

Revolutions: The Very Best Of Steve Winwood

1. Keep on Running
2. Somebody Help Me
3. Gimme Some Lovin'
4. I'm A Man
5. Forty Thousand Headmen (3:15)
6. Paper Sun
7. No Face, No Name, No Number
8. Dear Mr. Fantasy (5:38)
9. Can't Find My Way Home
10. While You See a Chance
11. Valerie (4:03)
12. Spanish Dancer 2010 (6:11)
13. Higher Love (5:45)
14. Back in the High Life Again (5:33)
15. Roll with It
16. Dirty City (7:44)

2008

Nine Lives

1. I'm Not Drowning (3:32)
2. Fly (7:49)
3. Raging Sea (6:17)
4. Dirty City (7:44)
5. We're All Looking (5:25)
6. Hungry Man (7:07)
7. Secrets (6:41)
8. At Times We Do Forget (5:57)
9. Other Shore (6:41)