The night is so cold
   the wall is so concrete
   your eyes are so dark
   when I see U in the street
   so far from the Clear Light
   so close to the Dead End
   surrounded by the Unknown
   the rest of your time to spend
  
   livin' in a subway train
   livin' in a subway train
   livin' in a subway train
   livin' in a subway...
   livin' in a subway train
  
   I know I won't get no far
   on this cut-off line
   and don't ask me for no money
   'cos ich hab' kein
   I know that livin' here
   gives me no hope
   hope is not what I need
  
   I'll sell it for some dope
   livin' in a subway train
   livin' in a subway train
   livin' in a subway train
   livin' in a subway...
   livin' in a subway train
  
   today I saw a boy
   he came down to hide
   from what he hated most:
   the World Outside
   he knows no way back
   he's come to stay
   wish he met another Christ
   before it's too late
  
   livin' in a subway train
   livin' in a subway train
   livin' in a subway train
   livin' in a subway...
   livin' in a subway train