SPLIT CROW ROAD (Robert J. Purvis)
I moved out of Split Crow Road about a year ago
No, I didn't want to leave
No, I didn't want to go
Said this part of town's condemned, we're going to pull it down
Broke my heart to see it crumble
Stone by stone into the ground
CHORUS:
I didn't think I'd cry when it came down
But how wrong can you be?
Oh, how wrong can you be?
Oh, something just let go
Tears filled my eyes
It meant so much to me
It meant so much to me
Remember all the people saying it just can't be done
We have laws that will prevent you
We are standing firm as one
I wonder where they all get now and if they still recall
All the good years spent together
All for one and one for all
[repeat CHORUS]
Now there's just a memory of a once forgotten place
Where I played when I was smaller
Where the bus was never late
It's all been changed around and apple trees don't grow there now
Flashing memories of a lifetime
Compensating with a frown
[repeat CHORUS]
Split Crow Road
La, la la la la la la la la la
La, la la la la la la la la la
La, la la la la la la la la, la.
©1975 Ganga Publishing B.V.
lyrics transcribed by Tom Brennan