RIP CITY

I left my job and all my friends
I took the highway west to see how it would end
I packed a suitcase full of dreams
'Had a head full of strippers and limousines
The first week of my stay
I saw a wacker on the train

It's getting better in the city of roses
It's getting better in the city of roses
It's getting better in the city
A year ago in May it was just the other day

I spent some time outside the scene
Read all the right people met all the right magazines
I got some piercings and tattoos
I met some city girls and I knew just what to do
Getting checked for STD's
I got appointments every week

It's getting better in the city of roses
It's getting better in the city of roses
It's getting better in the city
A year ago in May it was just the other day

We've got junkies and we've got bums
We've got riots and stadiums
Cross dressers and we've got earthquakes
I'm unemployed waiting for the band to break

It's getting better in the city of roses
It's getting better in the city of roses
It's getting better in the city
A year ago in May it was just the other day

It's getting better
It's getting better
It's getting better
It's getting better
We're getting better
We're getting better
We're getting better
We're getting better