This view used to bringA smile to my faceLately it's done nothing butRemind me of the wayThe way that you used toGive me butterfliesTook me 21 days to walk our former paradiseParadiseBa ba ba dee dee dee dee dee oooStep brick by brick I'm reclaimingwhat's mineThis city is way too small to give away to just one guyStreet by street,breath by breath From the back bay tothe sky I'm taking backmy cityI'mtakingback my lifeCafeWhere you asked me for my nameThe bookstore we spent five hours hidingfrom the rainIt's like a game of Monopoly Except I'll steal back all my property and leave youon the groundAnd I know that I'll see you one day on the streetwith a girl on your armbut I won't let that keep me from this townFrom this town,from this town, from this townStep by step,brick by brick I'm reclaiming what's mineThe city is way too small to give away to just one guyStreet by street,breath by breath, from the back bay to the skyI'mtaking back my cityI'm taking back my lifeI'mtakingback my city
