Downtown
Composer(s): Tony Hatch
First release by: Petula Clark - 1964
Covered by multiple other artists

Versions In Other Languages:
1965 - Dans Le Temps (Petula Clark)
1965 - Ciao Ciao (Petula Clark)
1998 - Nachtblauw (Wendy Van Wanten)



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'll be great when you're - downtown
No finer place for sure - downtown
Ev'rything's waiting for you - Downtown

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 rythm of a gentle Bossa Nova
You'll be dancing with 'em too before the night is over
happy again

The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles
forget all your cares
So go - downtown
where all the lights are bright - Downtown
waiting for you, tonight - Downtown
you're gonna be all right now - Downtown

And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you
Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand
to guide them along

So, maybe I'll see you there
We can forget all our troubles
forget all our cares
So go - downtown
things'll be great when you're - downtown
Don't wait a minute more - downtown
Ev'rything's waiting for you

Downtown, downtown
downtown, downtown ...