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★| "When you're alone and life is making you lonely, you can always go downtown. When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry seems to help, I know, downtown. Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city. Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty... How can you lose? The lights are much brighter there, you can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares. So, go downtown. Things will be great when you're downtown. No finer place for sure, downtown. Everything's waiting for you... Don't hang around and let your problems surround you; there are movie shows downtown. Maybe you know some little places to go to where they never close, downtown. Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova — you'll be beautiful with them too before the night is over, Rosie, happy again. The lights are much brighter there. You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares... So, go downtown."

That's life, that's what all the people say.

You're ridin' high in April, shot down in May.

But, I know I'm gonna change that tune when I'm back on top, back on top in June.

I said, that's life. That's life, and, as funny as it may see, some people get their kicks stompin' on a dream.

But, I don't let it, let it get me down.

'Cause this fine old world, it keeps spinnin' around.

I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king.

I've been up and down and over and out, and I know one thing:

Each time I find myself flat on my face, I pick myself up and get back in the race.

That's life. That's life, I tell ya, I can't deny it.

I've thought of quittin', baby, but my heart just ain't gonna buy it.

And if I didn't think it was worth one single try, I'd jump right on a big bird and then I'd fly.

I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king.

I've been up and down and over and out, and I know one thing:

Each time I find myself laying flat on my face, I just pick myself up and get back in the race.

That's life. That's life. That's life, and I can't deny it.

Many times I thought of cuttin' out but my heart won't buy it.

But, if there's nothin' shakin' come this here July...

I'm gonna roll myself up in a big ball and diedie

die

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Happy Anniversary.

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♪| Lyrics from Petula Clark's "Downtown" |♪

Artist: B on

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