[Verse 1]
I can't get enough o' what I need
People all around me letting me bleed
Waitin' for the darkness to blind the heat
I make my living out on the streets

[Chorus]
Dirty living (ahh) dirty living
I can't wait any longer (ooh) to set myself free (dirty living)

[Verse 2]
Flashing lights keep running through my brain
Someone find the doctor to ease all the pain
Traffic in the city is burning me out
She makes me wanna jump up and shout

[Chorus]
Dirty living (ahh) dirty living
I can't wait any longer (ahh) to set myself free (dirty living)
I can't wait any longer (ahh) to set myself free
No, no more-more (dirty living)

I've gotta get away
Dirty living, dirty living
(Ahh, dirty living)
[Verse 3]
Mainline out of China is due in tonight
Mother, sister, brother are lying uptight
I can hear the jukebox pounding out loud
I take my fury out on the crowd

[Chorus]
Dirty living (ahh) dirty living
I can't wait any longer (ahh) to set myself free (dirty living)
I can't wait any longer (ahh) to set myself free
No, no more, no (dirty living)

I've gotta get away

[Outro]
Dirty living, dirty living
(It's getting to me) It's getting to me
I can't wait (ahh), I can't wait
Dirty living (ahh), dirty living, yeah (dirty living)
Why don't you set me free?