downtown people gotta work a little harder working downtown downtown they got to think a little quicker cause they re downtown downtown the breaks are harder downtown the thieves are smarter i ve got this place i m renting it cost me next to nothing downtown nobody comes around telling me i gotta turn the sound down broadwaydown on the corner the bible screamer the plasma donor buses car horns ghetto blasters the shouts and cries of the human disasters it s all music it s all music downtown it s all music it s all music i feel alright when i m downtown my feet are light when i m downtown i cast my hopes on the human tide i place my bet and let it ride i m open wide when i m downtown downtown there s every kind of people walkin round downtown downtown there s every language every human sound downtown downtown the nights are longer downtown the sights are stronger downtown wandering all around downtown it s all music eight blocks south of city hall the rats run free and the winos crawl darkness falls on the vast machine where the future stalks the american dream i feel alright when i m downtown my head feels light when i m downtown it s all in sight when i m downtown i feel alright when i m downtown