One day she was a little girl
dancing on her daddy's knee
The next thing you know, she's on a bus
heading towards L.A.
Now she walks the streets
to sell her skin
It's the only life she knows
But in her heart she yearns
for the day when she can rise above these
Life in the streets
you just can't understand
Life in the streets
when you're outside looking in
Life in the streets
where does it all begin
One of us could be them
in these ummm, life in the streets
Shufflin' down Fifth Avenue
he stops to pick up a dime
He says he was on the telly
when he was only nine
Now his home is a crawl space
or on a mission floor
and in silence he's in pain
he just keeps living on and on and
Life in the streets
you just can't understand
Life in the streets
when you're outside looking in
Life in the streets
where does it all begin
One of us could be them
in these ummm, life in the streets
Looking for employment
is easier said then done
"You need a home address or someplace man,
before you can get this job"
Now as the words cut like a knife
into his bruised and battered pride
yet in his dreams he sees
the day when he can rise above these
Life in the streets
you just can't understand
Life in the streets
when you're outside looking in
Life in the streets
where does it all begin
One of us could be them
in these ummm, life in the streets
Life in the streets
you just can't understand
Life in the streets
when you're outside looking in
Life in the streets
where does it all begin
One of us could be them
in these ummm, life in the streets
Ummm, life in the streets
Ummm, life in the streets
Ummm, life in the streets