Down By Law Concrete Times Lyrics

Concrete Times Lyrics

I remember a time when there was nothing but trees and green grass 



now I look around in concrete times and stay behind the glass 



crowds of people but I'm all alone 



staring at the bill for the telephone 



sometimes I miss those days, when the world was green and growing 



but there's too many people now too mean and too knowing 



they say you've got to be hard in a hard world - 



say goodbye to suburban boys, cause urban joy is hard to find 



what you gonna do? It's all around you 



sounds of the street start to surround you 



what you gonna do in concrete times? 



now I know these memories are just my naivete 



and I know that boyhood's gone and this is where you stay 



but so much has changed that I can see 



now I hear sirens and turn up the t.v. 



I remember knowing every house and every name on our street 



now I don't even know our next door neighbors, just the sound of their feet -
cause your eyes are more open the older you get 



but the wide eyes of childhood are gone forever - you see more and less 



and school plays have been replaced 



and too many friends have joined the race 



the newspaper brings sad news through my door 



acceptance and gritted teeth when you walk outside at night 



guns and knives replaced the schoolyard fight 



and the street lights blinking on and on, keep me up for hours 



along with my thoughts, in a pretty concrete tower