We live in the city of dreams
And heard about the legend how their city was a dream
Remember this, our favorite town
We live in the city of dreams
The white man came and killed them but they haven't really gone
Remember this, our favorite town
We drive on this highway of fire
The Indians had a legend, the Spaniards lived for gold
They made this little town here that we live in to this day
Should we awake and find it gone
We drive on this highway of fire
We drive on this highway of fire
Songwriter: David Byrne
The Civil War is over and World War I and II
We drive on this highway of fire
Should we awake and find it gone
We live in the city of dreams
Publisher: INDEX MUSIC
Should we awake and find it gone
Underneath the concrete the dream is still alive
The children of the white man saw Indians on TV
A hundred million lifetimes, a world that never dies
From Germany and Europe and Southern U.S.A.
We live in the city of dreams
Remember this, our favorite town
Remember this, our favorite town
The Indians told a story, now it has come to pass
Should we awake and find it gone
If we can live together the dream it might come true
Here where you are standing, dinosaurs did a dance