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 and go

Downtown, things'll be great when you're
Downtown, no finer place for sure
Downtown, everything'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 rhythm 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 alright now

Downtown
Downtown
Downtown
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, everything's waiting for you
Downtown

Downtown
Downtown
Come on, come on
Come on, downtown
Everybody go downtown
Downtown