Learn English – meaning of “up the block”

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What does phrase "we're up the block" mean? And specifically word block.

Now it's two o'clock
The club is closed and we're up the block

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These lyrics could be rewritten in a less poetic way:

The time is now 2 o'clock. The club is closed. We are not in the club; we are further down the street and have not yet crossed an intersection.

A street is made of blocks. To be up the block is to be a distance along the street, but within the same block.

Side note: Depending on the context within the song, this particular lyric may also be skipping an intended heading, which would give you the impression that the band is in motion during this stanza rather than having already moved to the location up the block.

The club is closed and we're heading up the block.

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