City of Roses lyrics

[Verse 1]

A break in the clouds is a break in my day

Face the sun of my salvation

As Hathaway Jones would have made it his own fate

Fly by the wings of your creation

[Chorus 1]

On the top of your head, there is a poem

The thought in my head, oh God only knows

As everything else will disappoint you

I used to be young and bold, but now I'm afraid, I'm getting so old

I follow delight to the City of Roses

[Verse 2]

It's a little-known fact that I can't cope

I’m the champion of repression

I've had it enough with the east coast

I'll die by the wings of my ambition

[Chorus 2]

The city I left, the city of throes

The one that I loved, the city of hope

As everything else will disappoint you

I used to be young and bold, but now I'm of age, I'm getting so old

I follow delight to the City of Roses

A break in the clouds is a break in my day

• Artist:Sufjan Stevens
• Album:The Greatest Gift