Downtown (Performed live on The Ed Sullivan Show 3/14/65)

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 everything's waiting for you

Downtown, 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 him 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, downtown

Downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown