Brooklyn Roads Lyrics

Song Text:

If I close my eyesI can almost hear my motherCallin', "Neil, go find
your brotherDaddy's home, and it's time for supperHurry on"And I
see two boysRacin' up two flights of staircaseSquirmin' into Papa's
embraceAnd his whiskers warm on their faceWhere's it goneOh, where's
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 showMama'd come to schoolAnd as I'd sit there
softly cryingTeacher'd say, "He's just not tryingHe's got a good head if
he'd apply it"But you know yourselfIt's always somewhere elseI
built me a castleWith dragons and kingsAnd I'd ride off with themAs
I stood by my windowAnd looked out on thoseBrooklyn RoadsThought
of going backBut all I'd see are strangers' facesAnd all the scars that
love erasesBut as my mind walks thru those placesI'm wonderin'What's
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