when you re alone and life is making you lonely you can always go downtown when you ve got worries all the noise and the hurry seems to help i know downtown just listen to the music of the traffic in the city linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty how can you lose the lights are much brighter there you can forget all your troubles forget all your cares so go downtown things ll be great when you re downtown no finer place for sure downtown everything s waiting for you downtown don t hang around and let your problems surround you there are movies shows downtown maybe you know some little places to go to where they never close downtown just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova you ll be dancing with em too before the night is over happy again the lights are much brighter there you can forget all your troubles forget all your cares so go downtown where all the lights are bright downtown waiting for you tonight downtown you re gonna be all right now downtown downtown downtown and you may find somebody kind to help and understand you someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to guide them along so maybe i ll see you there we can forget all our troubles forget all our cares so go downtown things ll be great when you re downtown don t wait a minute more downtown everything is waiting for you downtown downtown downtown downtown