i've done my share of time on the street seen the girl on the corner, the cop on the beat seen saints and sinners with their souls to the wall i've seen 'em rise and you know I've seen 'em fall some so angry, and others so mild and the old so sad and the young so wild and the cry of the motherless child
CHORUS you've got to live, love and do it your way never let it take you down you've got to live, love from night to day remember what you're givin' lord it's comin' back around
if you listen close to the street you will hear words and music, laughter and fear the beggar says, can you spare me a dime? the working girl says, can you spend a little time? they're all singin' and dancin' for change 'cos lovin' is hard and livin' is pain so lift your face to the rain
CHORUS
that's the way the story goes where it's gonna end, no one knows