Street Life
Randy Crawford Lyrics
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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
The lyrics to Randy Crawford's song "Street Life" describe a feeling of isolation and longing, set against the backdrop of the city at night. The singer is neither lost nor found, but instead exists in a kind of limbo, with only the music of the streets to keep them company. The nights are bright, and the only thing that remains for this character is to play the street life, to exist within the borders of this world that they know so well.
Line by Line Meaning
I still hang around neither lost nor found
I am still lingering, not quite lost or found
Hear the lonely sound of music in the night
I hear the forlorn melody playing in the night
Nights are always bright
Evenings are consistently radiant
That's all that's left for me, yeah
That's the only thing I have left, yes
I play the street life
I am living the life of the streets
Because there's no place I can go
Since there is nowhere for me to go
Street life, it's the only way I know
The street life is the only way of life that I am familiar with
Street life
The street life
And there's a thousand cards to play
There are many tactics to use
Until you play your life away
Until you wager and deplete your lifespan
You dress and walk and talk
You outfit and stride and converse
You're who you think you are
You are whom you perceive yourself to be
Street life, you can run away from time
The street life allows you to elude time
Street life, for a nickel, for a dime
The street life is worth a small fee
Street life, but you better not get old
The street life is unsuitable for the elderly
Or you're gonna feel the cold
Otherwise, you will sense the chill
There's always love for sale
Love is always available for purchase
A grown up fairy tale
A matured storybook fantasy
Prince charming always smiles
Prince Charming is always grinning
Behind a silver spoon
Behind a life of luxury
And if you keep t young
And if you keep it young
Your song is always sung
Your melody will always be heard
Your love will pay your way beneath the silver moon
Your affection will finance your path under the moonlight
Street life, street life, street life, oh street life
The street life, repeating four times
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group, Sentric Music, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Joe Sample, Will Jennings
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@pacrellam274
I play the street life
Because there's no place I can go
Street life
It's the only life I know
Street life
And there's a thousand cards to play
Street life
Until you play your life away
You never people see
Just do you wanna be
And every night you shine
Just like a superstar
The type of life that's played
A temptin' masquerade
You dress, you walk, you 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
Street life
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 it 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
I play the street life
Because there's no place I can go
Street life
It's the only life I know
Street life
There's a thousand cards to play
Street life
Until you play your life away
You never people see
Just do you wanna be
And every night you shine
Just like a superstar
The type of life that's played
A temptin' masquerade
You dress, you walk, you 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
Street life
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 it 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
Oh street life
Yeah street life
Street life
Oh street life
@mizz4sure
Lyrics
I play the streetlife because there's no place I can go
Streetlife, it's the only life I know
Streetlife and there's a thousand parts to play
Streetlife until you play your life away
You let the people see, just who you wanna be
And every night you shine just like a superstar
That's how the life is played a ten cent masquerade
You dress, you walk, you talk, you're who you think you are
Streetlife, you can run away from time
Streetlife for a nickel or a dime
Streetlife but you better not get old
Streetlife or you're gonna feel the cold
There's always love for sale a grown-up fairytale
Prince Charming always smiles behind a silver spoon
And if you keep it young, your song is always sung
Your love will pay your way beneath the silver moon
Streetlife, streetlife, streetlife, streetlife
I play the streetlife because there's no place I can go
Streetlife, it's the only life I know
Streetlife and there's a thousand parts to play
Streetlife until you play your life away, ooh
Streetlife, streetlife, streetlife, streetlife
@modtechmgmt711
Correction- I sent to a girlfriend:
I play the streewife because there's no place I can go
Streetwife, it's the only life I know
Streetwife and there's a thousand parts to play
Streetwife until you play your life away
You let the people see, just who you wanna be
And every night you shine just like a superstar
That's how the life is played a ten cent masquerade
You dress, you walk, you talk, you're who you think you are
Streetwife, you can run away from time
Streetwife for a nickel or a dime
Streetwife but you better not get old
Streetwife or you're gonna feel the cold
There's always love for sale a grown-up fairytale
Prince Charming always smiles behind a silver spoon
And if you keep it young, your song is always sung
Your love will pay your way beneath the silver moon
Streetwife, streetwife, streetwife, streetwife
@craigatcm65
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
@knejben
One of those songs that pops up in your head just like that after a couple of years of silence and you need to listen to it right away
@rubenmejias7302
Exactly .lol
@gazfrost9965
Yes 👍
@philipnorris6542
Exactly so.
@getreadynow647
Yes and always thanking God I got away from street life just in time!
@buffaloboy6089
I literally just did that
@ravibalkissoon8851
One of the greatest moments in cinema is when Jackie Brown strides into Del Amo with this song as the soundtrack (The fact that it's in S4 of Better Call Saul just improves it) 🤩
@nickk5948
One of my favorite scenes in my favorite QT movie
@ralph328chaunceyst.7
@Nick K Opening scene of Sharkey's Machine as well.
@carlcorby3169
Amen bro