Songwriter: Daryl Hall John Oates Rick Iantosca Sara Allen
Producer: Daryl Hall John Oates Tom “T-Bone” Wolk
Do it downtown in from the outside
Yeah, find the scene & work it brother
Moving through sound
City's like wild life
Overgrown and living undercover
Wound up so tight
We love the downtown life
Driftin' through the day
Waiting for the night, oh
Downtown life it feels so right
It keeps me hangin' on
Velvet Lou was a neighbor of mine
Now he walks the dog in Jersey, brother
Yuppies in black doin' white-collar crime
They scared away the local color
But they can't steal the night
We love the downtown life
Driftin' through the day
Waiting for the night, oh
Downtown life it feels so right
It keeps me hangin' on
Downtown life
Drifting through the night
Waiting for the light to come
Downtown life it feels so right
It keeps me hangin' on
My baby knows she's got to go for this kind of life
'Cause city love can't stand to see the sunlight
Dawn patrol better leave me alone
'Cause I can only take it for so long
Going down isn't hard to do
The king of clubs and queen of hearts fall too
She says, "If you believe this is only a lonely time
Stay at home, boys - the blues are lost on you"
Ain't it true
We love the downtown life
Drifting through the day
Waiting for the night, oh
Downtown life it feels so right
It keeps me hangin' on
Downtown life
Drifting through the night
Waiting for the night to come
Downtown life it feels so right
It keeps me hangin' on
Yeah, find the scene & work it brother
Moving through sound
City's like wild life
Overgrown and living undercover
Wound up so tight
We love the downtown life
Driftin' through the day
Waiting for the night, oh
Downtown life it feels so right
It keeps me hangin' on
Velvet Lou was a neighbor of mine
Now he walks the dog in Jersey, brother
Yuppies in black doin' white-collar crime
They scared away the local color
But they can't steal the night
We love the downtown life
Driftin' through the day
Waiting for the night, oh
Downtown life it feels so right
It keeps me hangin' on
Downtown life
Drifting through the night
Waiting for the light to come
Downtown life it feels so right
It keeps me hangin' on
My baby knows she's got to go for this kind of life
'Cause city love can't stand to see the sunlight
Dawn patrol better leave me alone
'Cause I can only take it for so long
Going down isn't hard to do
The king of clubs and queen of hearts fall too
She says, "If you believe this is only a lonely time
Stay at home, boys - the blues are lost on you"
Ain't it true
We love the downtown life
Drifting through the day
Waiting for the night, oh
Downtown life it feels so right
It keeps me hangin' on
Downtown life
Drifting through the night
Waiting for the night to come
Downtown life it feels so right
It keeps me hangin' on
more tracks from the album
The Essential Daryl Hall & John Oates
- You Make My Dreams
- Don’t Hold Back Your Love
- Family Man
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling
- Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
- How Does It Feel to Be Back
- Starting All Over Again
- I Don’t Wanna Lose You
- It’s a Laugh
- Everything Your Heart Desires
- Missed Opportunity
- Possession Obsession (Special Mix)
- Do It for Love
- When The Morning Comes
- Camellia
- Back Together Again (Remastered 2003)
- Did It In A Minute (Remastered 2003)
- Promise Ain’t Enough
- Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song)
- Rich Girl
- Adult Education
- I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
- Method of Modern Love
- Out of Touch
- One on One
- Say It Isn’t So
- Maneater
- Private Eyes
- Kiss On My List
- Everytime You Go Away
- Downtown Life
- So Close
- She’s Gone
- Your Imagination
- Wait for Me
- Do What You Want, Be What You Are (Remastered)
From the albums
- Ooh Yeah! (1988)
- Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates (2004)
- The Essential Daryl Hall & John Oates (2005)
Hall & Oates popular songs
- You Make My Dreams
- Rich Girl
- Maneater
- Out of Touch
- I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
- She’s Gone
- Sara Smile
- Private Eyes
- Kiss On My List
- Adult Education
- Wait for Me
- Family Man
- When The Morning Comes
- One on One
- Say It Isn’t So
- Method of Modern Love
- Philly Forget Me Not
- Everytime You Go Away
- Do It for Love
- So Close
- Do What You Want, Be What You Are
- I’m Really Smokin’
- Waterwheel
- Alone Too Long