Philadelphia - Paper Lions

Philadelphia on my mind

We climbed in a van

My sister cried

Appalachians in my eyes

But we didn’t care

My Walkman died

Seven strong;

no wonder it took us so long to get to here

Sleepless, this tangle of arms and legs won’t let me get no rest

Listen to the parents talk

It’s getting hard to sit here while the parents talk

Running up and down the block

Sick of running up and down the block

They ask us, what’s the rush?

We never did that much

We’ve been waiting for a long, long time

City streets

My uncle took the wheel and nearly killed us all

Court-side

My brothers laced up their pumps like they always do

Listen to the parents talk

It’s getting hard to sit here while the parents talk

Running up and down the block

Sick of running up and down the block

They ask us, what’s the rush?

We never did that much

We’ve been waiting for a long, long time