24 Hours - 10cc

Here on the street 
Feeling the cool of the dawn 
Shuffling feet 
Faces are ragged and worn 
They've been working all night 
Waiting for the curtain to rise 
While you're under the sheets 
You with the stars in your eyes 
Letter box noise 
Snapping the day into life 
Newspaper boys 
Cutting the mist like a knife 
We're beginning to rise 
Curtain up the drama begins 
It's the start of the race 
All of us wanting to win 
People rushing shouting pushing 
Got no time for conversation 
Inner city population 
The struggle for communication 
People trying pressure rising 
Hook and hustle flex your muscle 
It's all part of living 
Do you wanna get away 
Restaurant smells 
Mix in the heat of the day 
Telephone bells 
Kissogram girls on her way 
Someone's thinking of you 
Birthday boy is in for a treat 
And the message is clear 
Once a year life can be sweet 
Caught in a flash 
Cover girl freezes her smile 
Media trash 
Blinding the crowd with such style 
It's a dazzling affair 
A fantasy to star in your dreams 
Do you want to believe 
Everyone knows what they've seen 
Twilight time in the city 
And the shutters are down 
That's when the singles are lost in their doubles 
The happy hour comes round 
To help you unwind in the shadows 
Takes the tension away 
It's been a hell of a day in the city 
Now it's your time to play 
Living under pressure 
Do you wanna buy a dream? 
I say Phil can you get it he say 
Alright alright alright 
Tell me when can I get it he say 
Tonight tonight tonight 
I want money on delivery hey 
That's right that's right that's right 
I say baby don't you trust me he say 
The city's a jungle where the strongest survive 
Neonic heat 
Flooding the darkness with light 
The capitol beats 
Feeding the pulse of the night 
It's the music of life 
Listen to the sound of the crowd 
Where the rhythm's so strong 
And the music is playing so loud 
Where the rhythm's so strong 
And the music is playing so....