Laurie Anderson — Washington Street live

[Verse 1] It's midnight downtown It's been raining for days Rain beats down It covers the streets with its sparkling skin In the deli purple light A woman in a party dress pays for some milk Yellow cab stops for a light Two men in black hats are running A messenger on a bike Pile-drivers pounding They've set up some lights They're digging a hole It's filling up with black water [Chorus] Rainy days Rainy nights Steam rises, covers the city [Verse 2] Pieces of old newspaper floats Like little paper boats They slide along the rushing water in the gutter [Chorus] Rainy days Rainy nights Rain falls down and covers the city It falls from fabulous heights Covers the streets with its sparkling skin [Verse 3] And over on Jane street They're shooting that movie again Ah, they just can't seem to get it right Behind a warehouse In a burned out building A man is sleeping In a cardboard box On a pile of salt [Chorus] Rainy days Rainy nights Rain falls down and covers the city It falls from fabulous heights Covers the streets with its sparkling skin [Verse 4] A man on a park bench He sits in the pouring rain In the meat markets Photographer's lights Flash in the windows On Washington Street A rat runs 'round the corner Looking for something to eat