Street Life

Album: Stranded (1973)
Charted: 9
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  • Wish everybody would leave me alone, yeah
    They're always calling on my telephone
    When I pick it up there's no one there
    So I walk outside just to take the air
    Come on with me cruising down the street
    Who knows what you'll see, who you might meet
    This brave new world's not like yesterday

    It can take you higher than the milky way
    Now I'm blinded I can't really see, yeah
    No more bright lights confusing me, no
    Don't ask me why I'm feeling blue
    'Cause loving you is all I can do
    Hey good-looking boys, gather around
    The sidewalk papers gutter-press you down

    All those lies can be so unkind,
    They can make you feel like you're losing your mind
    Street Life
    Street Life
    Street Life
    What a Life

    Back to nature boys, Vasser girls too
    Watch what you say, or think, or do
    Continental-style strasse girls might
    But you know exactly if it's wrong or right
    Education is an important key, yes

    But the good life's never won by degrees, no
    Pointless passing through Harvard or Yale
    Only window shopping, it's strictly no sale
    Week end starts Friday soon after eight
    Your jet black magic helps you celebrate
    You may be stranded if you stick around
    And that's really something Writer/s: BRYAN FERRY
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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