[Verse 1] Downtown boys are built for speed
He could never set you free
They all wear new uniforms
Ours have all been frayed and torn
We sing it like we mean it
We sing 'cause we mean it
Four blocks north where I hang out
The chairs go up, the lights go down
Clear the station [?] They all know just how I feel

[Chorus] The kids on Center Street are reckless in the moonlight
We stay together
We sing until we feel right
I'm not saying that we're better than before
But hey, I'm not afraid to be afraid of anything anymore

[Verse 2] Out here where the train can cuss
All the bad things turn to dust
These midnight songs are all we've got
Lord, don't push us where we're hot
We sing it 'cause we mean it
Come and sing it like you mean it

[Chorus] The kids on Center Street are reckless in the moonlight
We stay together
We're drinking through the night
We are nothing if not great
We're stronger than before
But hey, we're not afraid to be afraid of anything anymore

[Bridge] Staring at stars, showing our scars
Like diamond rings and Cadillac cars
Find me on the porch when it rains
Watching all the drunks and the trains
We seem the only ones to dumb to die, of course
We got Tennessee Three and the Gang of Four
Play the Motor City, five rambling roads
The devil is six and God is seven
And I forget what eight was for

[Chorus] The kids on Center Street are reckless in the moonlight
We stay together
We're drinking 'til we feel right
I'm not saying that we'll make it through the night
But hey, I get the feeling we might
The kids on Center Street are reckless in the moonlight
We stay together
We're singing through the night
We are nothing if not great
We're stronger than before
And hey, we're not afraid to be afraid of anything anymore

We sing it like we mean it
Anything anymore
Come and sing it like you mean it