City Love Lyrics
I never liked this apple much
It always seemed too big to touch
I can't remember how I found
My way before she came around
[Chorus]
I tell everyone
I smile just because
I've got a city love
I found it in Lydia
And I can't remember life before her name
[Verse 2]
She keeps a toothbrush at my place
As if I had the extra space
She steals my clothes to wear to work
I know her hairs are on my shirts
[Chorus]
I tell everyone
I smile just because
I've got a city love
I found it in Lydia
And I can't remember life before her name
The day
She called up and came to me
Covered in rain
And dinnertime shadowing
And as her clothes spun, we spooned
And I knew I was through
When I said "I love you"
Friday evening, we've been drinking
2 a.m., I swear I might propose
But we close the tab
Split a cab
And call each other up when we get home
Falling asleep to the sound
Of sirens
[Chorus]
I tell everyone
I smile just because
I've got a city love
I found it in Lydia
And I can't remember life before her name
[Bridge]
From the battery
To the gallery
It's the kind of thing you only see
In scented, glossy magazines
And I can't remember life before her name
About
The sixth song of John Mayer’s debut album Room For Squares.
John tells a story of him living in New York City and the love-hate relationship he has with the city and with the city girl (Lydia).
The song begins with him disliking New York City, until he meets Lydia and she becomes apart of his life. As she leaves her belongs at his apartment and becomes more attached to John, to then explaining the day when he realized the relationship was over.
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via StarPolish:
When I was writing “City Love", a song on Room for Squares, [he sings] ‘dinnertime shadowing…’ I was like, ‘What is dinnertime shadowing?’ Is anyone going to understand what I’m saying? But in those two words there is a hell of a lot more than I could ever have said in more words. I’m really into describing situations based on small details. I’m not into 'It was a cold rainy night…
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