Two eggs fried and the coffee black
The morning shift is coming back
I watch the cars in a steady line
Moving slow in a grand design
Copper pipes and a humming wire
The city sparks like a sudden fire
One green light and the flow is gold
A brand new story about to unfold
Build it high and build it wide
Let the river be our guide
Concrete veins and a steel blue sky
Watch the skyline reach for high
Fresh glaze donuts on a paper plate
I see the traffic at the garden gate
The zoning laws and the tax man's bill
The town is growing while the night is still
Copper pipes and a humming wire
The city sparks like a sudden fire
One green light and the flow is gold
A brand new story about to unfold
Build it high and build it wide
Let the river be our guide
Concrete veins and a steel blue sky
Watch the skyline reach for high
The bus stop crowd and the subway train
A summer breeze and a scent of rain
I flip the burger on the silver grill
While the city climbs up the rocky hill
Tear the old brick walls away
Make a space for a brighter day
From a tiny village to a giant maze
Lost inside of a golden haze
Build it high and build it wide
Let the river be our guide
Concrete veins and a steel blue sky
Watch the skyline reach for high
The midnight oil and the diner light
Keeping watch through the lonely night
The map is full and the roads are clear
Everything we love is living here
Build it high and build it wide
Let the river be our guide
Concrete veins and a steel blue sky
Watch the skyline reach for high
Just a cook in a quiet town
Where the golden sun goes down
