CITY CHILD
(Rita MacNeil (m & l) 1988)

Rita MacNeil 1988


She's a city child
And there's a crack in the pavement, where the grass runs wild
She sees the beauty on the crowded streets
The city subway, her heart skips a beat.

She's a lonely child
And there's a tear in her heart that she tries to hide
She knows the strong ones do survive
On the crowded track XXXX, she holds on tight.

Be there tonight
For know she'll come
Remember how it was
When you said goodbye.

(bridge)

The days move on
And there are times she forgets that she's all alone
She talks to people she don't even know
In the hurried city, she thinks of home.

She recalls you now
And there's strength in the memory out there somehow
There's no denying
She's tied to you but like birds that fly
She's flyin' too.

Be there tonight
For home she'll come
Remember how it was
When you said goodbye.

Be there tonight
For home she'll come
Remember how it was
When you said goodbye.

City child...
City child...
City child.



(Transcribed by David Story - August 2013)