Once A City Lyrics - 10,000 Maniacs

This was once a city 

Harmony a common theme 

But these complications 

Now make life a bit uneasy 

This was once a city 

Hallowed buildings, scrape the sky 

Voices ride the airwaves 

Once a city years gone by 

Will they still be standing 

In the centuries ahead 

Going underground 

Little children hiding 

Bullets never meant for them 

Must there be such bloodshed in our hearts 

Our homes, our heads? 

Will I be walking, walking so free? 

This was a city once 

This was once a city 

Harmony a common theme 

But these complications 

Once a city, once a dream