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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
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
Lyrics submitted by Nelly, edited by sam1131489
Street Life Lyrics as written by Will Jennings Joe Sample
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Sentric Music, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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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!
yeah i agree, it might not be exactly about homelessness, drugs, and stuff like that, probably its more like about when your life have no responsibility, like when everybody were younger, its crazy how you get a total different feeling from a song when you listen to it in different time of your life
@butterfingersbeck There is that element but it’s even more the fact that you had no choice, you grew up on the streets. This song celebrates your life. It’s the only life you know. You’re street tough. You’ve lived it, you love it, and you’re up for whatever goes down.