I remember it so clearly, the day you first came in
The bright light in your eyes, the brown velvet of your skin
The instant ancient understanding of what I already knew
The spark of useless fire, the pull that led us to
The way you almost held my hand, dear
The time you kissed my cheek
The words that never left your lips, love
But I heard week after week
The waltzes that we left untaken
The glances drove us mad
The life we didn’t live together
And the love that we almost had
If I could find you
And tell you about my life
Or maybe just write
And remind you of when we would dream
Of where we would be when the future comes
And how you would paint while I wrote my songs
Strange how you never become
The person you see when you’re young
We sat on the roof, and kicked at the moss
But a few of the verses, they got me quite cross
But the sun’s been quite bright while I wrote this song
It’s for people like you that keep it turned on
So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do
You see, I’ve forgotten if they’re green or they’re blue
Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean:
Yours are the sweetest eyes I’ve ever seen
Let me tell you now, when I come home feeling tired and beat
I go up where the air is fresh and sweet (Up on the roof)
I get away from the hustlin’ crowds
And all that rat race noise down in the street (Up on the roof)
On the roof’s the only place I know
Where you just have to wish to make it so
Let’s go up on the roof (Up on the roof)
(Under the boardwalk) out of the sun
(Under the boardwalk) we’ll be havin’ some fun
(Under the boardwalk) people walking above
(Under the boardwalk) we’ll be making love
Under the boardwalk, boardwalk
We’re given life to live in
And we’re never gonna live it again
Gotta lead it like a dog on a leash, yeah
But my dragon kinda’s wearing thin
Rolling dice with God as our witness
Down avenues, utilities and towns
It’s survival of the richest
Moving our sinful pieces 'round and 'round
It’s you and me on the Monopoly board
You land on the block where I got three hotels
But it’s not like you want me to win
Oh my, my, my, I’m the lone crap shooter
Playin’ the field ev’ry night
Baby, I can’t stay
You got to roll me and call me the tumblin’ dice (Call me the tumblin’)
Got to roll me (ya yes), got to roll me, got to roll me (Oh yeah)
And somewhere in the darkness
The Gambler, he broke even
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high,
There’s a land that I heard of once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.
She comes in colors ev’rywhere
She combs her hair
She’s like a rainbow
Coming, colors in the air
Oh, everywhere
She comes in colors
Love should be a simple blend
A whispering on the shore
No clever words you can’t defend
They lead to never more
No sighs or mysteries
She lay golden in the sun
No broken harmonies
But I’ve lost my way
She had rainbow eyes
Rainbow eyes
Look into his angel eyes
One look and you’re hypnotised
He’ll take your heart and you must pay the price
Look into his angel eyes
You’ll think you’re in paradise
And one day, you’ll find out he wears a disguise
Don’t look too deep into those angel eyes
Oh no, no, no, no
Nobody’s ever taught you how to live out on the street
And now you’re gonna have to get used to it
You say you never compromise
With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
He’s not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And say do you want to make a deal?
Trailer’s for sale or rent
Rooms to let, 50 cents
No phone, no pool, no pets
I ain’t got no cigarettes
Ah, but, two hours of pushin’ broom
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room
I’m a man of means by no means
King of the road
There’s a red fox torn by a huntsman’s pack
There’s a black-winged gull with a broken back
There’s a little black spot on the sun today
It’s the same old thing as yesterday
I’ve stood here before, inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles, running round my brain
I guess I’m always hoping that you’ll end this reign
But it’s my destiny to be the king of pain
Oh, what terrible things she shows
I’m overwhelmed by rumors this high
and overcome by lows
Oh, what use is it to pretend
that I have the strength for this anymore
This is all in the world that she lives for but…
Oh, don’t look in those eyes
bluer than blue
her rule’s on the rise
and if I wear apathy’s crown
don’t call me highness
('cause) it’s a long way down
So be thankful for your greasepaint, clown
If loneliness wears the crown
Of the veteran cosmic rocker
So goodbye, yellow brick road
Where the dogs of society howl
You can’t plant me in your penthouse
I’m going back to my plow
Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny-backed road
Oh, I’ve finally decided my future lies
Beyond the yellow brick road
A donkey named Eeyore is his friend
And Kanga and little Roo
There’s Rabbit and Piglet
And there’s Owl
But most of all Winnie the Pooh
So help me if you can, I’ve got to get
Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one
You’d be surprised, there’s so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh