Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Randy Crawford
Randy Crawford
Vocals
Wilton Felder
Wilton Felder
Bass
Joe Sample
Joe Sample
Keyboards
Arthur Adams
Arthur Adams
Guitar
Billy Green
Billy Green
Baritone Saxophone
Billy Rogers
Billy Rogers
Electric Guitar
Garnett Brown
Garnett Brown
Tenor Trombone
Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
Alto Saxophone
Maurice Spears
Maurice Spears
Bass Trombone
Oscar Brashear
Oscar Brashear
Trumpet
Paulinho Da Costa
Paulinho Da Costa
Percussion
Robert Bryant Jr.
Robert Bryant Jr.
Tenor Saxophone
Robert O. Bryant, Sr.
Robert O. Bryant, Sr.
Trumpet
Roland Bautista
Roland Bautista
Electric Guitar
Stix Hooper
Stix Hooper
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joe Sample
Joe Sample
Songwriter
Will Jennings
Will Jennings
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Stix Hooper
Stix Hooper
Producer
Wilton Felder
Wilton Felder
Producer
Joe Sample
Joe Sample
Producer
Rik Pekkonen
Rik Pekkonen
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I still hang around
Neither lost nor found
Hear the lonely sound
Of music in the night
Nights are always bright
That's all that's left for me, yeah
[Verse 2]
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 cards to play
Street life, until you play your life away
[Verse 3]
You let the people see just who you wanna be
And every night, you shine just like a superstar
The type of life that's played, a tempting masquerade
You dress, you walk, you talk, you're who you think you are
[Verse 4]
Street life, you can run away from time
Street life, for a nickel, for a dime
Street life, but you better not get old
Street life, or you're gonna feel the cold
[Verse 5]
There's always love for sale, a grown up fairy tale
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
[Verse 6]
Street life, street life
Street life, oh, street life
Mm, yeah
[Verse 7]
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 cards to play
Street life, until you play your life away, oh
[Verse 8]
Street life, street life
Street life, oh, street life
Mm, yeah, yeah
[Verse 9]
Street life, street life
Street life, oh, street life
Mm, yeah
[Verse 10]
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 cards to play
Street life, until you play your life away
[Verse 11]
You let the people see just who you wanna be
And every night, you shine just like a superstar
The type of life that's played, a tempting masquerade
You dress, you walk, you talk, you're who you think you are
[Verse 12]
Street life, you can run away from time
Street life, for a nickel, for a dime
Street life, but you better not get old
Street life, or you're gonna feel the cold
[Verse 13]
There's always love for sale, a grown up fairy tale
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
[Verse 14]
Street life, street life
Street life, oh, street life
Oh, street life, yeah, street life
Street life, oh, street life
Yeah, mm
Written by: Joe Sample, Will Jennings
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