I been holding out a long time, babe I don't know what I'm supposed to do Everything inside of me is saying There's a reason I've run into you While the steam rises up in the city And down in the valley They're laundry in' the money Steam rises, I gotta keep this dream alive I gotta keep this dream alive I been working for a long time, babe You look at me with those vacation eyes I don't think you'd understand the harm In ships that pass each other in the night While the steam rises up in the city And down in the valley They're laundry in the money Steam rises, I gotta keep this dream alive I gotta keep this dream alive Some people take allot of time in the planning Some are only saving for a room in the sky I don't wanna find myself homeless and panning 'Cause I don't know why 'Cause I don't know why the steam rises, heat rises Why I gotta make the compromises Steam rises, I gotta keep this dream alive I gotta keep this dream alive I gotta keep this dream alive I gotta keep this dream alive Steam rises, I gotta keep this dream alive