Well, all the parties on the streets are talkingStorefront mannequins sleeping in lightsWe used to smoke while we were jaywalkingLike it was your birthday every other Saturday nightKnew the band so we never paid our coverWrote our names on the bathroom tilesWe never dressed to impress all the othersThey would let us in on the laid-back kind of styleBut boy, you know it's been a whileAnd I don't know why it don't take me downtownLike you got anywhere better to beTalk it up and give me theGo-round-round like a good time teaseI'm only counting on your cancellationWhen I should be counting on you at my doorDid you forget about how we went around?I don't know why it don't take me downtown anymoreAnymoreI got some platforms sitting in the cornerThey wanna stroll on a city-side walkI got a dress that'll show a little uh-uhBut you ain't getting uh-uhIf you don't come pick me upShow me offYou might be tired, but I'm notAnd I don't know why it don't take me downtownLike you got anywhere better to beTalk it up and give me theGo-round-round like a good time teaseI'm only counting on your cancellationWhen I should be counting on you at my doorDid you forget about how we went around?I don't know why it don't take me downtown anymoreI don't know why it don't take me downtown anymoreTake me downtownLike you got anywhere better to beTalk it up and give me theGo-round-round like a good time teaseI'm only counting on your cancellationWhen I should be counting on you at my doorDid you forget about how we went around?I don't know why it don't take me downtown anymoreAnymoreAnymoreYeah, I don't know why you don't take me downtownI don't know why you don't take me downtown anymoreI just don't get it