I still hang around neither lost nor found
Hear the lonely sound of music in the night
Nights are always bright
That's all that's left for me, yeah
I play the street life
Because there's no place I can go
Street life, it's the only way I know
Street life
And there's a thousand cards to play
Until you play your life away
You dress and walk and talk
You're who you think you are
Street life, you can run away from time
Street life, for a nickel, for a dime
Street life, but you better not get old
Or you're gonna feel the cold
There's always love for sale
A grown up fairy tale
Prince charming always smiles
Behind a silver spoon
And if you keep t young
Your song is always sung
Your love will pay your way beneath the silver moon
Street life, street life, street life, oh street life


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Street Life Lyrics as written by Will Jennings Joe Sample

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    Has anyone checked out the lyrics to this song? The music and arrangement sound exuberant and optimistic, but the lyrics are all about homelessness, drugs, prostitution and a short and unhappy life. It's not just another disco singalong!

    butterfingersbeckon October 07, 2006   Link
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    This song is a masterpiece! Never get tired of it. If I were a prostitute, I'll play this every night before going out and play it again when i get back in (if I make it). It captures I think the 'excitement' of life on the streets - to be whoever you want to be - but of course there is a price to pay. A hefty price

    TheDefectiveon March 03, 2021   Link
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    I knew this song long before I was sleeping in the streets\n But every lyric and note chimes with my experience on the street. Fantastic song and it\'s used in Jackie Brown too.

    martin1161on March 27, 2022   Link
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    I always thought this song was about prostitution!? Is it? Or just about dancing and flirting?? If it is about the former it is very classy. A really lovely song!

    h103293658on May 18, 2022   Link

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