1-   I used to stand on the corner when I was a child   And I would play my guitar and sing as the people went by   The sidewalks were crowded, but I'd just sing louder   'Cause I didn't mind   Spending my time   Spending my rhymes   And singing for nickels and dimes      Chorus      Nickels and dimes   A song at a time   For nickels and dimes      2-   I'd brighten their day    As they'd go on their way   As they'd brighten mine   A sidewalk rehearsal for dreams that I held in my mind   I knew that some day, in my own special way   I'd repay all their nickels and dimes      3-   I recall the sidewalks each night as I stand on the stage   As I play my guitar and sing for the people who pay   'Cause finally I made it to what they all call the Big Time   But I still remember I still owe some nickels and dimes      Chorus   4-   A sidewalk rehearsal for dreams that I held in my mind   So if you remember a child on the corner of time   You'll know that I promised to repay your   Nickels and dimes      Chorus      Repeat 4      Chorus      Repeat 4