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Roxy Music | Street Life | Top of the Pops | 22 November 1973
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Roxy Music
Roxy Music
Vocals
Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry
Vocals
John Gustafson
John Gustafson
Bass
Andrew Mackay
Andrew Mackay
Saxophone
Eddie Jobson
Eddie Jobson
Keyboards
Phil Manzanera
Phil Manzanera
Guitar
Paul Thompson
Paul Thompson
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Thomas
Chris Thomas
Producer
John Punter
John Punter
Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Wish everybody would leave me alone, yeah
They're always calling on my telephone
When I pick it up, there's no one there
So I walk outside just to take the air
[Verse 2]
Come on with me, cruising down the street
Who knows what you'll see, who you might meet
Oh, this brave new world's not like yesterday
It can take you higher than the Milky Way
[Verse 3]
Now I'm blinded I can really see, yeah
No more bright lights confusing me, no
Don't ask me why I'm feeling blue
'Cause loving you is all I can do
[Verse 4]
Hey good-looking boys, gather around
The sidewalk papers gutter-press you down
All those lies can be so unkind
They can make you feel like you're losing your mind
[Verse 5]
Street life
Street life
Street life
What a life
Street life
Street life
Street life
That's the life
[Verse 6]
Back-to-nature boys, Vassar girls too
Watch what you say, or think, or do
Continental-style strasse girls might
But you know exactly if it's wrong or right
[Verse 7]
Education is an important key, yes
But the good life's never won by degrees, no
Pointless passing through Harvard or Yale
Only window shopping and strictly no sale
[Verse 8]
Weekend starts Friday, soon after eight
Your jet-black magic helps you celebrate
You may be stranded if you stick around
And that's really something
Written by: Bryan Ferry

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