North

Sun beats hard on Sunset Boulevard
Much harder still in Notting Hill
A north wind blows and carries me home
Carries my heart, carries my soulWhen cool silks they turn to suede
When young dreams are torn and frayed
The South feels so cold and gray, today
Today the North's too many miles away, today
Today, I got to get awayI'm driving north, I'm heading home
I'm driving back to the place I once belongedIt's all gone silent, the light begins to fade
One man unplugs the penny arcade
A north wind blows and carries me home
Carries my heart, carries my soulWhen cool silks they turn to suede
When young dreams are torn and frayed
The South feels so cold and gray, today
Today the North's too many miles away, today
Today I got to get awayI'm driving north, I'm heading home
I'm driving back to the place I once belongedOne sweet bouquet
The flowers strewn, the petals scattered
Here in the North no dreams are shatteredWhen cool silks they turn to suede
When young dreams are torn and frayed
The South feels so cold and gray, today
Today the North's too many miles away, today
Today I got to get awayNo, we don't feel angry, no, we don't feel betrayed
Unlike our fathers, we don't seem better daysNo, we don't feel angry, no, we don't feel betrayed
We just live in this day and age