Sunset City

The Magnetic Fields · The Charm Of The Highway Strip [1994]

Well I don't care what people say

Life is too short to hang around

So I stay so long in a place

And then move on to the next town



Oh Sunset City

I've got to see the world

Don't hold me too tightly

Don't whisper my name

Sad-eyed baby

I'm not that kind of girl

When the dice stop rolling

There's no more to the game



When the time comes to say goodbye



And in the morning I'll be gone

For other towns and other lives

I'll catch the first train, bag in hand

And I won't miss you, and you won't cry



Oh Sunset City

I've got to see the world

Don't hold me too tightly

Don't whisper my name

Sad-eyed baby

I'm not that kind of girl

When the dice stop rolling

There's no more to the game



When the time comes to say goodbye



(Chorus repeats)