She's a siren with a song Steals everything you long And she won't take your calls anymore [Chorus] Metropolis is played out these days And nobody's got nothing to say Say you're different but you're just the same It's Metropolis That's comin' of age But you know... She won't allow you to explore She's pointing at the door And she won't take it off like before She's a-reelin' you back in With one quick flash of skin But she won't work it out, in the end [Chorus] Metropolis is played out these days And nobody's got nothing to say Say you're different but you're just the same It's Metropolis That's comin' of age No, I don't wanna live in California I'd take New York any day And when it's bringin' me down I'll just look up and say No, I don't wanna live in California I'd take New York any day And when it's bringin' you down I'll just look up and say