atmosphere coming around
atmosphere don't make no sound

atmosphere

the day swallows the light
and follows you around

lampost sheds some light on
what is a dark situation

atmosphere coming around
atmosphere don't make no sound

coming around

lampost sheds some light on
what is an otherwise dark situation

med in the street, they bring their pianos out to play
it's been raining all yesterday it won't stop today

and they don't care
they don't care

the men in the street they sing and they dance
the men in the street are living but they don't stand a chance

you can't sleep in a garbage bin all day

a man on the street brings his guitar out to play
writes a song called 'rainy day' and he goes
and he goes and he goes

they write all day long in the street
well into the night
they write all day long and they don't fight and they
sing

the music notes flood to them like wine
from the tip of a man who's pouring his time
away

they sing and they dance all day
and they dance

and when they pass, one by one, there is no one to bury them
and when they fall, one by one, there is no one to save them

no books, no television, no radio
somehow they found out ways to play