Taylor Street

TAYLOR STREET

VERSE 1:

I REMEMBER HOW THINGS USED TO BE
ON MY OLD BLOCK ON TAYLOR STREET
HAD THE BEST FRIENDS I COULD EVER MEET
ON MY OLD BLOCK ON TAYLOR STREET
AT SCHOOL WE'D LEARN, AND LAUGH, AND PLAY
OH HOW I LONG FOR YESTERDAY
A CHILD SO HAPPY
IN THE BLOOM OF MY YOUTH RUNNING FREE
ON TAYLOR STREET

CHORUS:

TAYLOR STREET
YOU'VE COME AND GONE SO FAST OH TAYLOR STREET
TAYLOR STREET
MAKES ME YEARN FOR THE PAST
NOW I NAVIGATE SUCH A BIG WORLD
WANNA GO BACK WHERE THE GOOD TIMES DID LAST
ON TAYLOR STREET, ON TAYLOR STREET

VERSE 2:

I REMEMBER HOW WE USED TO SING
IN HARMONY ON TAYLOR STREET
AND ALL THE CANDY THAT WE USED TO BRING
FROM THE VP NEAR TAYLOR STREET
WHO COULD FORGET PLAYING KICK BALL
TEAM SCORING HOME RUNS FOR US ALL
WE STOOD SO TALL
NOW ALL I CAN DO IS RECALL
TAYLOR STREET
(CHORUS)

BRIDGE:

I KNOW GOOD TIMES DON'T REALLY LAST FOREVER
WE TAKE THE GOOD ONES ALONG WITH THE BAD
BUT I DO WISH THAT I COULD REDISCOVER
AND RETAIN THE COMMUNITY THAT I HAD
I SEE HOW MUCH THINGS HAVE CHANGED
WHILE I WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE

SPOKEN PART:

AS I LIE IN MY BED
BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP
I OFTEN THINK ABOUT TAYLOR STREET

WE LIVED AT 1209
AND MY GRANDMOTHER WAS DOWN THE BLOCK AT 1233
BOTH ON EAST TAYLOR STREET

EVEN THOUGH LIVING IN A SMALL TOWN
DEFINITELY HAD ITS DISADVANTAGES
I DID FEEL A BETTER SENSE OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
ON TAYLOR STREET

I MISS THE FAMILY REUNIONS
WALKING DOWN TO SYCAMORE SCHOOL WITH THE OTHER KIDS
PLAYING CAR RUN WITH MY SISTERS
IT'S A GAME THAT WE MADE UP
AND THE MANY SLEEP OVERS WITH MY FRIEND ACROSS THE STREET
OH AND WHO COULD FORGET JUMPING OFF THE SWINGS AT SUMMER'S PARK

NOW MY WORLD IS SO ADVANCED, IT'S ACCELERATED
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE MAYBE IT LEFT ME BEHIND
BUT I PRESS ON DOING THE BEST I CAN
KEEPING MY GOALS IN FRONT OF ME
ESPECIALLY MY MUSIC VISION
AND HOW I'VE ASKED ALL OF YOU TO EMBRACE ME MUSICALLY
THANK YOU, NOT JUST FOR LISTENING, BUT FOR REALLY HEARING ME
FOR LIFE IS A JOURNEY
WITH MANY TWISTS AND TURNS
SOME ARE REWARDING AND SOME SCAR WITH BURNS
BUT I WILL GET WHAT I'VE EARNED
AND NEVER FORGET WHAT I'VE LEARNED
GROWING UP ON TAYLOR STREET