Garden in the City

When I was young I lived in the country

Clouds were my friends I cannot answer why

Now that I've grown I live in the city

And heaven is so far I cannot reach the sky

I once met a man who lived in the city

The stone was his home he said his heart was mine

He led me far away when he told me I was pretty

How strange to go so far and never touch the sky

Gardens grow most times in the country

Grow a-wondrous high

Gardens grow sometimes in the city

Grow, but soon they die

Now I look up at the buildings of the city

Their fingers are so much longer than mine

I wish I had the hands of the city

For heaven is so far I cannot reach the sky

Gardens grow most times in the country

Grow a-wondrous high

Gardens grow sometimes in the city

Grow, but soon they die.

When I was young I lived in the country

Clouds were my friends, I cannot answer why

Now that I've grown I live in the city

And heaven is so far I cannot reach the sky

And heaven is so far I'll never touch the sky