1976 NEIL DIAMOND Street Life

The inner cover of the 1976 NEIL DIAMOND album "Beautiful Noise".

 

"... the early sixties opened the door to a new wave of consciousness for most of those who passed through its beautiful but noisy portals... " (words by ND)

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Street Life

Music & lyrics by Neil Diamond 1976

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Hey, let me show you the street life

Hey, let me show you the finks,

The punks, the judge, the junkies

Stay close to me for a while

For a while, for a while

 

Say boy, you got to get street wise

Hey, little boy

You're a babe in arms

Stay out of harm's way

Wait right here with me for a while

For a while, for a while

 

Street life, hell in the city

You got to really watch out for that

Street life

Say, it ain't pretty

 

You got to know your way around

Or somehow you might get hurt

Get hurt, get hurt

 

Say, let me show you the night life

Say, let me show you the queens

The dudes, the class, the crudes

The folks that inhabit the night

Let me set it right

 

I'm gonna give you my warning

I'm gonna tell you the street's alive

The sound of jive

You've just arrived

Try it for size for a while, for a while

 

Street life, hell in the city

You got to really watch out for that

Street life

Say, it ain't pretty

You got to know your way around

Or somehow you might get hurt

Get hurt, get hurt

 

Done