You've got to try a little harder
When your love is gone
You've got to set the streets on fire
Burn that rubber on
Got to wear your finest threads
Put some paint on your face
Get your act in the race

Walk the streets when you're lonely
Walk the streets when you're bored
Walk the streets when you're hungry
Cruise the streets till you die

You've got to try a little harder
When love's left your side
Fight the lonely hours with a midnight ride
Dodge the rats on the highway
Dance with the whores on the strip
Wear your heart on your sleeve
Wear your love on your hip

Walk the streets when you're crying
Walk the streets when you're bored
Walk the streets when you're hungry
Cruise the streets till you die

Past the guitar trash and the sidewalk cracks
Through the pimps, punks and the leather tight hunks
Watch your troubles end when you round the bend
Of the dirty streets where the people meet

You've got to try a little harder
When your back is bent
When your guts all are on fire
And your money is spent
Got to meet with the people
Sweat in the heat
Look for the party
Get down in the streets