No Magic (on the street)

I went walkin' down Main Street and it felt so strange

It was so familiar, yet so much had changed

A lot of people they're all movin' to and fro

But I couldn't find anybody that I know

It's a city made of concrete, brick, and wood

I guess the good ol' days – they weren't really all that good

I know I'm old and I'm tired and beat

But there ain't no more magic out here on the street

Here on these mean streets is where I was raised

A lot of shady people, lots of crazy days

There was danger and laughter and lessons to be learned

Somebody's sellin' somethin' and somebody is gettin' burned

Out on the street sombody's begging for a meal

And back in the alley they're workin' on a deal

Now I'm too old to even up the score

But there ain't no magic on this street anymore

These days to be a hero you just got to stay alive

Make it through the madness and merely survive

I may be wrong but it seems to me that Main Street just ain't what it used to be

All the locals I know now they're dead and gone

But I'm out here and I'm movin' on

Well, I got a nasty feelin' I can't ignore

There ain't no magic on the street anymore

You never get back to who you were before

'Cause there ain't no magic on the street anymore