Early in the evening just about supper time Over by the courthouse they're starting to unwind Four kids on the corner trying to bring you up Willy picks a tune out and he blows it on the harp Down on the corner, out in the street Willy and the Poorboys are playing Bring a nickel Tap your feet Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while Poorboy twangs the rhythm out on his kalamazoo Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo Down on the corner, out in the street Willy and the Poorboys are playing Bring a nickel; tap your feet. Down on the corner, out in the street, Willy and the Poorboys are playing Bring a nickel; tap your feet. You don't need a penny just to hang around But if you've got a nickel, won't you lay your money down? Over on the corner there's a happy noise People come from all around to watch the magic boy Down on the corner, out in the street Willy and the Poorboys are playing Bring a nickel Tap your feet Down on the corner, out in the street Willy and the Poorboys are playing Bring a nickel Tap your feet Down on the corner, out in the street Willy and the Poorboys are playing Bring a nickel Tap your feet Tap your feet Willy and the Poorboys are playing Bring a nickel Tap your feet

I don't always work like I think I should At the end of the day I don't always wake up with the Right words to say but If I can make you feel something I can make you feel it down to your bones When you close your eyes at night Would you let me run straight to you I want you to know Nothing's gonna take you baby Nothing's gonna take you now Nothing's gonna take you baby Nothing's gonna take you now I don't always talk like I think I could When I get that way But I know I don't wanna see you hurt See you run away so If I can make you feel something I can make you feel it down to your bones When you close your eyes at night Would you let me run straight to you I want you to see Nothing's gonna take you baby Nothing's gonna take you now Nothing's gonna take you baby Nothing's gonna take you now All this time you're on your own And I watch you going by But all this time you're still the same On corner where you live What I wouldn't try to give To say Nothing's gonna take you baby Nothing's gonna take you now Nothing's gonna take you baby Nothing's gonna take you now

Standing on a corner watching all the girls go by Standing on a corner watching all the girls go by Brother you don't know a nicer occupation Matter of fact, neither do I Than standing on a corner watching all the girls Watching all the girls, watching all the girls go by I'm the cat that got the cream Haven't got a girl but I can dream Haven't got a girl but I can wish So I'll take me down to Main street And that's where I select my imaginary dear Standing on a corner watching all the girls go by Standing on a corner giving all the girls the eye Brother, if you've got a rich imagination Give it a whirl, give it a try Try standing on a corner watching all the girls Watching all the girls, watching all the girls go by... Brother, you can't go to jail for what you're thinking Or for that wooed look in your eye Standing on the corner watching all the girls Watching all the girls, watching all the girls go by...

CHORUS: Oh the midnight, need a searchlight. Oh the midnight, need a searchlight. I walk along the rocky shore, the place I lost myself; I search the water, look in the sky, I hear the cries for help. I trace my footsteps down to the sea, but then the path disappears; Here in the darkness, I'm runnin' blind, Been stumblin' for all of these years. CHORUS What was the demon that made me run, can I ever hope to understand? I hear my voice, echoes on the wind; I try to reach out with my hand. Without a light, I might be here forever, lost for all eternity; There in the darkness, slippin' through my fingers, The face that smiles back is me. CHORUS CHORUS CHORUS