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Billy Joel – Streetlife Serenader (1974) | Track profile | Dork

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Streetlife Serenader

Release date: 11th October 1974

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"Streetlife Serenader" is a track by Billy Joel, from the album Streetlife Serenade, released 11th October 1974. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Streetlife Serenader

[Verse 1]

Streetlife serenader

Never sang on stages

Needs no orchestration

Melody comes easy

[Verse 2]

Midnight masquerader

Shoppin' center heroes, yeah, yeah

Child of Eisenhower

New world celebrator

[Verse 3]

Streetlife serenaders

Have such understanding

How the words are spoken

How to make the motions

[Verse 4]

Streetlife serenaders

Have no obligations

Hold no grand illusions

Need no stimulation

[Verse 5]

Midnight masqueraders

Workin' hard for wages

Need no vast arrangements

To do their harmonizing

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Track details

From Streetlife Serenade

1974

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Album

Streetlife Serenade

Release year

1974

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