People on the street
  need a place to go
  People on the street
  need a place to go
  Walkin' with the beat
  if it's not too slow
  Walkin' with the beat
  if it's not too slow
  When the night's
  dark shadow falls
  On the sidewalk scenes and
  the concrete canyon walls.
    People on the street
  need a place to go
  People on the street
  need a place to go.
    Walkin' through the night
  up and down the avenue
  Lookin' for a place,
  A place to go,
  A place to go.
    There's a muffled scream
  from the alley scene
  From the alley scene
  comes a muffled scream
  And the siren wails
  while the system fails
  In the steaming heat
  people walk in the street
  People can't run and hide
  If you want to feel good then
  you gotta feel good inside.
    People on the street
  need a place to go
  People on the street
  need a place to go.
    Rising through the grates
  come the fumes of industry
  Floating to the sky
  Keep walkin' with the beat,
  walkin' with the beat
  Keep walkin' with the beat,
  walkin' with the beat
  Keep walkin' with the beat,
  walkin' with the beat
  When the night's
  dark shadow falls
  On the sidewalk scenes and
  the concrete canyon walls.
    People on the street
  need a place to go
  People on the street
  need a place to go.