Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Crusaders
The Crusaders
Performer
Randy Crawford
Randy Crawford
Vocals
Joe Sample
Joe Sample
Performer
Paulinho Da Costa
Paulinho Da Costa
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joe Sample
Joe Sample
Songwriter
Will Jennings
Will Jennings
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joe Sample
Joe Sample
Producer
Wilton Felder
Wilton Felder
Producer
Stix Hooper
Stix Hooper
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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