[Verse 1]
Old heads play chess by the bodega
Kid with a spray can tags his own saga
Mom works doubles, groceries on credit
Says, "Dream big, but bring the rent back with it"
Billboard preacher selling quick salvation
Screen-lit thumbs scroll past starvation
I walk slow, counting cracks in the pavement
Every line in the concrete, a statement
[Chorus]
This is the city of second chances
Where broken clocks still take their stances
Time moves sideways, faith advances
We keep dancing, we keep dancing (oh yeah)
This is the city of stubborn hearts
Patchwork people, moving parts
We fall apart, then re-start
We keep dancing, we keep dancing
[Verse 2]
Mayor on TV, polished and painless
Shelter ‘round the corner sleeping nameless
Young girl studying by the laundromat light
Translating homework, holding worlds tight
Corner store radio humming revolutions
Old soul records, future solutions
I see hope in the bus stop mirror
Tired eyes, but the truth gets clearer
[Chorus]
This is the city of second chances
Where broken clocks still take their stances
Time moves sideways, faith advances
We keep dancing, we keep dancing (hey!)
This is the city of stubborn hearts
Patchwork people, moving parts
We fall apart, then re-start
We keep dancing, we keep dancing