When the street lights come on you better get home
When the street lights come on you better get home
When the street lights come on you better get home
When the street lights come on you better get home
Mama warned us all, she said don't play with the fire
But daddy took the fault when he ran off with desire
The teacher and preacher both told me it all ain't gold
Rebel helped me see them wolves were made to save our souls
Oh-whoa, night and day
Oh-whoa, light the way
Oh-whoa, ooh-whoa, ooh-whoa the say
When the street lights come on you better get home
When the street lights come on you better get home
When the street lights come on you better get home
When the street lights come on you better get home
Brother look ahead as you walk out of the thunder
The rain will get you wet but don't let it take you under
Justice is to freedom as what shelter is to cold
Wisdom finds her beauty when we take that righteous role
Oh-whoa, night and day
Oh-whoa, light the way
Oh-whoa, ooh-whoa, ooh-whoa the say
When the street lights come on you better get home
When the street lights come on you better get home
When the street lights come on you better get home
When the street lights come on you better get home
Get in line, get it right
Get annoyed when the wisdom calls you home
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Get in line, get it right
Get annoyed when the wisdom calls you home
Ooh-ooh-ooh, whoa-whoa
Get in line, get it right
Get annoyed when the wisdom calls you home
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Get in line, get it right
Get annoyed when the wisdom calls you home
Yeah
When the street lights come on you better get home
When the street lights come on you better get home
When the street lights come on you better get home
When the street lights come on you better get home
When the street lights come on you better get home (Everybody say)
When the street lights come on you better get home (Wisdom, when wisdom comes)
When the street lights come on you better get home (Get down yeah)
When the street lights come on you better get home (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yeah, when wisdom calls
If peace and love you treasure
Then take precautionary measure
Hm, Stevie taught me that one