Ray Stevens
Concrete Jungle (MGM version)
[Verse 1]
When mornin' rolls around
I catch a bus downtown
To that same old job
It's a jungle out there
And nobody seems to care
In the rat race mob
Well, when things start buggin' me
I just stop and think of you, then suddenly

[Chorus]
The concrete jungle become Paradise
Whoa, oh-oh

[Verse 2]
I punch my little card
And I work so very hard
For such a little pay
Mm-mm, and from nine o'clock 'til five
Nobody cares if I'm alive
But now, that's okay
'Cause when the sun goes down in the west
And I run to meet the girl that I love the best

[Chorus]
The concrete jungle become Paradise
Whoa, oh
[Bridge]
But any place is Heaven
Just as long as you are by my side
No matter what the future holds
I'll always be satisfied

[Verse 3]
So let 'em push me around
And try to put me down
Until five o'clock
Mm-mm, I can grin and bear
'Cause I know you're waitin' there
Just down the block
And baby, baby, when I feel your warm embrace
You just make this world one wonderful place

[Chorus]
And the concrete jungle become Paradise
Yeah

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]
And darlin', darlin', darlin', when I feel your warm embrace
You just make this world one big, wonderful place
And the concrete jungle become Paradise
And whoa, whoa, oh-oh
Paradise
Whoa, whoa, oh-oh