Bleecker Street

When the times get hard

And you live in your car

Well there’s a place to be

And the wind and the rain and the snow

Drive you out of your head

Just take a trip downtown

And wear a smile not a frown

You’re in good company

On Bleecker Street

 

Let the speakers speak

Where the lovers meet

Hear the drums shout their beat

On Bleecker Street

 

Well the whole the thing began

At a show in Milan

Where the system broke

And I knew deep inside that

I had to find somewhere to go

I got there eventually

I found peace and harmony

The world seemed a better place

On Bleecker Street

 

Let the speakers speak

Where the lovers meet

Hear the drums shout their beat

On Bleecker Street

 

On Bleecker Street there’s a place to meet

Where nobody lies and nobody cheats

You can find your friends, you can run away

You can paint it red or you can sleep all day

You can open up,

And you can spill your heart

You can be alone, make a brand new start

When there’s nowhere left

You can rest your feet

You’ll be welcome back yeah down on Bleecker Street

 

It’s too hot for the city hyenas

It’s too cold for the downtown sharks

Meet in public when you’re in broad daylight

Or by the moon when it’s after dark

It’s too dusky for the alley cats

Too risky for the everyday people

It’s too dirty for the dirty rats

But I’ll never leave now I’m finally here