Street Life
Randy Crawford Lyrics

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