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