Downtown Life (Baccapella)
Do it downtown in from the outside
Yeah, find the scene and work it, brother
Moving through sound, city's like wild life
All overgrown and living undercover
Wound up so tight (we love the downtown life)
Downtown life baby (driftin' through the day)
(Waitin' for the night, oh) oh-oh-oh
(Downtown life it feels so right) it feels so right
(It keeps me hangin' on) keep me hangin' on
So listen now
Velvet Lou was a neighbor of mine
Now he walks the dog in Jersey, brother
Yuppies in black with the white-collar crime
They scared away the local color
But they can't steal the night
(We love the downtown life) downtown life baby
(Driftin' through the day)
(Waitin' for the night, oh) oh-oh-oh
(Downtown life it feels so right) feels so right
(It keeps me hangin' on) oh-oh-oh
(Downtown life)
(Driftin' through the night) oh you want the downtown life baby
(Waitin' for the light to come) waitin' for the night to come
(Downtown life it feels so right) it feels so right
(It keeps me hangin') hangin', hangin'
Hangin' on
My baby knows she's got to go for this kind of life
'Cause city love can't stand to see the sunlight
Dawn patrol better leave me alone
'Cause I can only take it for so long
Going down isn't hard to do
The king of clubs and queen of hearts fall too
She says, "If you believe this is only a lonely time
Stay at home, boys - the blues are lost on you"
Ain't it true?
(We love the downtown life) downtown live baby
(Driftin' through the day)
(Waitin' for the night, oh-oh) waitin' for the night to fall
(Downtown life it feels so right) it feels so right
(It keeps me hangin' on) on
(Downtown life) downtown life baby
(Gettin' through the night)
(Waitin' for the light to come, to come) to come
And it feels (downtown life it feels so right) and it feels so right
(It keeps me hangin') on
(Downtown life)
(Downtown life)
(It keeps me hangin' on) hangin', hangin' on the downtown life
(Downtown life it keeps me hangin') hangin' on
Downtown life
You're on the downtown life (driftin' through the day)
(Waitin' for the night) driftin', waitin'
Hanging on, hangin' on the downtown life
(Downtown life)
(It keeps me hangin' on) you're on the downtown life
(Downtown life) hangin' on, hangin' on
(Driftin' through the night)
(Waitin' for the light) hangin' on the downtown life
Hangin' on to the downtown life
(Downtown life, it keeps me hangin' on)
Hangin' on to the downtown life (downtown life)
Driftin' through the day, waitin' for the night
Driftin', waitin', hangin' on, hangin' on the downtown life
Downtown life it keeps hangin' on
Driftin', waitin', hangin' on
Hangin' on the downtown life (downtown life)
(It keeps me hangin' on)
Driftin', waitin', hangin' on, hangin' on
Hangin' on the downtown life (Downtown life)
(It keeps me hanging on)
Driftin', waitin', hangin'
Hangin' on the downtown life
Yeah, find the scene and work it, brother
Moving through sound, city's like wild life
All overgrown and living undercover
Wound up so tight (we love the downtown life)
Downtown life baby (driftin' through the day)
(Waitin' for the night, oh) oh-oh-oh
(Downtown life it feels so right) it feels so right
(It keeps me hangin' on) keep me hangin' on
So listen now
Velvet Lou was a neighbor of mine
Now he walks the dog in Jersey, brother
Yuppies in black with the white-collar crime
They scared away the local color
But they can't steal the night
(We love the downtown life) downtown life baby
(Driftin' through the day)
(Waitin' for the night, oh) oh-oh-oh
(Downtown life it feels so right) feels so right
(It keeps me hangin' on) oh-oh-oh
(Downtown life)
(Driftin' through the night) oh you want the downtown life baby
(Waitin' for the light to come) waitin' for the night to come
(Downtown life it feels so right) it feels so right
(It keeps me hangin') hangin', hangin'
Hangin' on
My baby knows she's got to go for this kind of life
'Cause city love can't stand to see the sunlight
Dawn patrol better leave me alone
'Cause I can only take it for so long
Going down isn't hard to do
The king of clubs and queen of hearts fall too
She says, "If you believe this is only a lonely time
Stay at home, boys - the blues are lost on you"
Ain't it true?
(We love the downtown life) downtown live baby
(Driftin' through the day)
(Waitin' for the night, oh-oh) waitin' for the night to fall
(Downtown life it feels so right) it feels so right
(It keeps me hangin' on) on
(Downtown life) downtown life baby
(Gettin' through the night)
(Waitin' for the light to come, to come) to come
And it feels (downtown life it feels so right) and it feels so right
(It keeps me hangin') on
(Downtown life)
(Downtown life)
(It keeps me hangin' on) hangin', hangin' on the downtown life
(Downtown life it keeps me hangin') hangin' on
Downtown life
You're on the downtown life (driftin' through the day)
(Waitin' for the night) driftin', waitin'
Hanging on, hangin' on the downtown life
(Downtown life)
(It keeps me hangin' on) you're on the downtown life
(Downtown life) hangin' on, hangin' on
(Driftin' through the night)
(Waitin' for the light) hangin' on the downtown life
Hangin' on to the downtown life
(Downtown life, it keeps me hangin' on)
Hangin' on to the downtown life (downtown life)
Driftin' through the day, waitin' for the night
Driftin', waitin', hangin' on, hangin' on the downtown life
Downtown life it keeps hangin' on
Driftin', waitin', hangin' on
Hangin' on the downtown life (downtown life)
(It keeps me hangin' on)
Driftin', waitin', hangin' on, hangin' on
Hangin' on the downtown life (Downtown life)
(It keeps me hanging on)
Driftin', waitin', hangin'
Hangin' on the downtown life
Credits
Writer(s): John William Oates, Sara Allen, Rocco Joseph Jr. Iantosca, Daryl F. Hall
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