When this old world

starts getting me down

And people are just

too much for me to face

I climb way up to the top

of the stairs

And all my cares

just drift

right into space

On the roof

it's peaceful as can be

And there the world below

can't bother me

Let me tell you now

when I come home feeling

tired and weak

I go up where the air

is fresh and sweet

I get away from

the hustling crowds

And all the rat race noise

down in the street

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

At night the stars

put on a show for free

And darling you can

share it all with me

I keep a telling you

right smack dab

in the middle of town

I found a paradise

that's trouble proof

And if this world

starts getting you down

There's room enough for two

up on the roof

up on the roof

Come on baby