(Words by Van Halen)

At night I walk this stinkin street past the crazies on my block
And I see the same old faces and I hear that same old talk
And I m searching for the latest thinga break in this routine
I m talkin some new kicksones like you ain t never seen
This is homethis is Mean Street
(This is) Yes-ah homethe only one I know

An we don t worry bout tomorrow cause we re sick of these four walls
Now what you think is nothin might be somethin after all
Now you know this ain t no through streetthe end is dead ahead
The poor folks play for keeps down herethey re the living dead

Come on down(Huh! Ow!) down (This is) to Mean Street
They re dancin nowlook! Out on Mean Street
Dance baby!

(Guitar Solo)

It s always here and now my friendit ain t once upon a time
It s all over but the shoutingI come to take what s mine
We re searchin for the latest thinga break in this routine
Talkin some new kicksones like you ain t never seen

This is home(Ooh) this is Mean Street
(This is) Yes-ah homeonly one I know

(This is home) Seea gun is real easy
(This is Mean Street) in this desperate part of town
(This is home) Turns you from hunted into hunter (Yeah)
(This is Mean Street) You go an hunt somebody down
Wait a minuteah (This is home) Somebody said "Fair warning"Lord
(This is Mean Street) Lordstrike that poor boy down!

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