Neil Diamond - Brooklyn Roads Lyrics
Written by: neil diamondIf I close my eyesI can almost hear my motherCallin, neil, go find your brotherDaddys home, and its time for supperHurry onAnd I see two boysRacin up two flights of staircaseSquirmin into papas embraceAnd his whiskers warm on their faceWheres it goneOh, wheres it goneTwo floors above the butcherFirst door on the rightLife filled to the brimAs I stood by my windowAnd looked out on thoseBrooklyn roadsI can still recallThe smell of cookin in the hallwaysRubber drying in the doorwaysAnd report cards I was alwaysAfraid to showMamad come to schoolAnd as Id sit there softly cryingTeacherd say, hes just not tryingHes got a good head if hed apply itBut you know yourselfIts always somewhere elseI built me a castleWith dragons and kingsAnd Id ride off with themAs I stood by my windowAnd looked out on thoseBrooklyn roadsThought of going backBut all Id see are strangers facesAnd all the scars that love erasesBut as my mind walks thru those placesIm wonderinWhats come of themDoes some other young boyCome home to my roomDoes he dream what I didAs he stands by my windowAnd looks out on thoseBrooklyn roads
