Street Life
by 
Will Jennings 
Joe Sample 
recording of 1981 
from 
Royal Jam (MCA MCAD-8017) 
I play the street life 
Because there's no place I can go 
Street life 
And it's the only life I know 
Street life 
And there's a thousand parts to play 
Street life 
Until you play your life away 
You let the people see 
Just who you want to be 
And every night you shine just like a super star 
That's how the life is played 
A ten cent Masquerade 
You dress, and walk, and talk you're who you think you are 
Street life 
You can run away from time 
Street life 
For a nickel and a dime 
Street life 
But you better not get old 
Street life 
Or you're gonna feel the cold 
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