Bruce Hornsby And The Range The Old Playground Lyrics

The Old Playground Lyrics

Walking on the sidewalk, roundball under my arm

 Everybody knows how you play is who you are

 Walking down the road, looking for a game or two

 The real moves come through, no matter what they're gonna do

 It's down to you

 

 Take me to the old playground

 Where the old ones rule, and the young ones do their time

 Take me to the old playground

 Where the talk is cheap

 And the restless stalk the baseline

 

 The old sage frowns, he says just pass it on around

 But all-world junior's pulling up from downtown

 For some it's a way out, for some it's a way in

 Most of us don't even care

 We're just looking for another gym to get in

 

 Take me to the old playground

 Where the old ones rule, and the young ones do their time

 Take me to the old playground

 Where some play from dreams

 And the rest just play for pride

 

 The old man said stop running with those boys

 But they know what to do and their folks don't mind the noise

 Say hey now, everybody's gonna get along

 Just call your own foul when you break the rules

 If you make it, take it, so make your move

 

 Take me to the old playground

 Where the old ones rule, and the young ones do their time

 Take me to the old playground

 Where the talk is cheap

 And the restless stalk the baseline