Now listen up

You've got a lot to learn

And if you don't learn you don't eat

But if you're tough

And always use your head

You'll feel right at home on the street

When you've got talent ev'rything is free

Watch how we do things, oooh, I guarantee

You're gonna see how the best survive

We make an art out of staying alive

If you do just as you're told

These are streets of gold

Ev'ry boulevard is a miracle mile

You'll take the town and you'll take it with style

If you play it brave and bold

These are streets of gold

To live from week to week

You need technique

So you practice ev'ry day

The [bad word] is:

Thou shalt not get caught

Get what you can and then get away

Remember all the places you can hide

Remember we are always on your side

You're gonna see how the best survive

We make an art out of staying alive

If you do just as you're told

These are streets of gold

Ev'ry boulevard is a miracle mile

You'll take the town and you'll take it with style

If you play it brave and bold

These are streets of gold

When you've got talent ev'rything is free

Watch how you do things, oooh, I guarantee

You're gonna see how the best survive

We make an art out of staying alive

If you do just as you're told

These are streets of gold

Ev'ry boulevard is a miracle mile

You'll take the town and you'll take it with style

If you play it brave and bold

These are streets of gold