"Street Life" lyrics - WILL DOWNING

WILL DOWNING
"Street Life"
(Will Jennings / Joe Sample)
[Originally by Randy Crawford]

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 parts to play.
Street life,
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.
A tabloid life is played,
A ten cent masquerade,
Your 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 or a dime.
Street life,
But you better not get old.
Street life,
Or you're gonna feel the cold.

Theres always love for sale,
A grown up fairy tale.
Price charming always smiles,
Behind a silver spoon.
And if you're keepin' your hum,
Your song is always sung,
You never pay your way,
Beneath a silver moon.

Street life
Street life
Street life
Oh street life

Mm-hmm...
Yea-ah...
Oooh!

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 parts to play.
Street life,
Until you play your life away - oh!

Street life
Street life
Street life
Oh street life