Down City Streets " is a song written by Australian singer songwriter Ruby Hunter and recorded by her husband Archie Roach . The song was released in 1991 as the second single from Roach 's debut studio album '' Charcoal Lane '' ( 1990 ) . " Down City Streets " is an autobiographical song Hunter wrote recalling her time as a homeless alcoholic . She gave the song to her husband Roach to record for his debut studio album . In 2015 Roach recalls the scenario coming home one night " ... she was there and she screwed up this paper and tried to hide it under the pillow or something like that and I said , ' What is that ? ' She said , ' Ah , nothing ' . I said , ' Can I have a look at it ? ' She reluctantly gave me this piece of paper with a song written on it ... and she just sat down and sang it to me . " At the ARIA Music Awards of 1992 , the song was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Indigenous Release
ARIA Music Awards of 1992
ARIA Music Awards of 1992
Down City Streets