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Queen - Sleeping On the Sidewalk (Official Lyric Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Deacon
John Deacon
Bass Guitar
Brian May
Brian May
Electric Guitar
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brian May
Brian May
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Queen
Queen
Producer
Mike Stone
Mike Stone
Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Justin Shirley-Smith
Justin Shirley-Smith
Engineer
Kris Fredriksson
Kris Fredriksson
Audio Restoration

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I was nothin' but a city boy
My trumpet was my only toy
I've been blowin' my horn
Since I knew I was born
But there ain't nobody wants to know
[Verse 2]
I've been sleepin' on the sidewalk
Rollin' down the road
I may get hungry
But I sure don't wanna go home
[Verse 3]
So 'round the corner comes a limousine
And the biggest grin I ever seen
Here sonny won't you sign
Right along the dotted line
What you sayin', are you playin'?
Sure you don't mean me?
[Verse 4]
I'm sleepin' on the sidewalk
Rollin' down the road
I may get hungry
But I sure don't wanna go home
[Verse 5]
Now I tell you what happened
[Verse 6]
They took me to a room without a table
They said, "Blow your trumpet into here"
I played around as well as I was able
And soon we had the record of the year
[Verse 7]
I was a legend all through the land
I was blowin' to a million fans
Nothin' was a-missin'
All the people wanna listen
You'd have thought I was a happy man
[Verse 8]
And I was sleepin' like a princess
Never touch the road
I don't get hungry
And I sure don't wanna go home
(Have to have some fun, yeah)
[Verse 9]
Now they tell me that I ain't so fashionable
And that I owe the man a million bucks a year
So I told 'em where to stick the fancy label
It's just me and the road from here, yeah
[Verse 10]
I'm back to playin' and layin'
I'm back on the game
[Verse 11]
I'm sleepin' on the sidewalk
Rollin' down the road
I sure get hungry and
I sure do wanna go home
(Yeah)
Written by: Brian May

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