Capitol City - Wilco

Capitol city, skyline photo

Skyscrapers shine, the sun’s so

Low in the sky

Secretaries at the hot dog vendors

Cabs honk at the bicycle messengers

Rolling by

I can’t call with a subway token

Anyway, the phones are all broken

I wish you were here

Better yet I wish I was there with you

You wouldn’t like it here

You should stay right there

Breathing that country air

You wouldn’t like it here

Capitol towers radiate a steam vent

Scream along with the clarinets and arguments

Echo down the hall

I can’t sleep, I can’t wake up

Shaking up, maybe we should break up

I wish you were here

Better yet I wish I was there with you

You wouldn’t like it here

You should stay right there

Breathing that country air

You wouldn’t like it here

Capitol city, skyline photo

Picture postcards, sad and lonesome

Low in the sky

I can’t smile when my heart’s still broken

Far away, in love and unspoken

I wish you were here

Or I was there with you