[00:23.594]In the evening when the storefronts close[00:26.674]I watch as everybody goes away[00:31.066]But I want to stay[00:35.179]I stare down the empty streets aglow[00:38.443]Wonder at the windows and homes[00:43.302]Alone[00:46.059]In the morning kids are off to school[00:49.232]Yellow buses all the rules remain the same[00:57.634]Stay in line be kind[01:00.605]Wait your turn but try to win[01:03.065]Be good like you should[01:08.582]You gotta walk so far[01:14.754]Lose who you are[01:20.237]Fall apart[01:26.362]To get that brand new start[01:29.377][01:40.061]When you meet a stranger down the road[01:43.538]Say hello but all the same[01:47.156]Don't get too close[01:51.520]That's a lesson we've all been taught[01:54.735]To protect what you've got[01:58.327]And so you stay away[02:03.045]These roads are open and wide[02:05.929]There's room for everyone[02:07.735]to move side by side[02:13.766]So it's a shame it's a pity[02:16.613]In every town or city[02:19.225]That we learn to walk in single file[02:24.807]You gotta walk so far[02:31.026]Lose who you are[02:37.040]Fall apart[02:42.456]To get that brand new start[02:45.459][02:56.377]No one tells you how to grow[02:58.881]They teach you everything[03:01.443]but what you need to know