See the original artist perform this song here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLI23UQ5gpE
[Verse]
C Em
I'm not 1%, not even middle class
C Em
I was born in Wade park poor white trash
Am G
Sons of Cleveland will never be
Am G
more than cogs in the wheel of humanity
C Em
Best I can hope for is to die in my sleep
C Em
all mothers of Cleveland..... weep
[Chorus]
Am G
Its cold.... here in Cleveland
Am G
this city's taken... hold of Me
F C
try as I might
G Am
I never break free
F C
if there's a way out of here
G Am G
well I just don't see
Am G
Even 2 caped men from Gotham City
Am G
can't save you and me
[Verse 1]
C Em
Barge docks on the Erie, another load of ore
C Em
whole mill sweatin, more steel to pour
Am G
I'm chained to machine 7 , ill never get free
Am G
This factory is my father, only family I see
C Em
Try wakin' up every morning been all you'll ever be
C Em
A museum is all Rockafeller left to me
Am G
I get up every night, wonder what's left in this life
Am G
I should only be single but ive got a wife
C Em
I work on the graveyard for a pocket of dimes
C Em
spinning my wheels and killing my time
[Chorus]
Am G
Its cold.... here in Cleveland
Am G
this city's taken... hold of Me
F C
try as I might
G Am
I never break free
F C
if there's a way out of here
G Am G
well I just don't see
Am G
Even 2 caped men from Gotham City
Am G
can't save you and me
[Verse 2]
C Em
another lottery ticket and I'm not the winnner
C Em
pack of Marlboro reds is all I ate for dinner
Am G
I should sleep in a minute when I hit the bed
Am G
But the ring of the forge hammer shakes my head
C Em
takes more than black coffee to wake me up
C Em
down 2 percocet with every cup
Am G
my body's not injured, and I'm not in pain
Am G
but the pain killin I need is all for my brain
C Em
I must find a way to break free from this mold
C Em
but the drugs and the debt have taken their hold
[Chorus]
Am G
Its cold.... here in Cleveland
Am G
this city's taken... hold of Me
F C
try as I might
G Am
I never break free
F C
if there's a way out of here
G Am G
well I just don't see
Am G
Even 2 caped men from Gotham City
Am G
can't save you and me