Candy wrappers cheeks full
He ducked and weaved I followed
Through the houses row by row
We came upon a mighty stone
He unwrapped another tootsie roll
As the plastic fell to the ground
He said that's the biggest rock in my hometown
We hung a rope from a tree
He tied himself up to me
We climbed and climbed and climbed and climbed
Everyday basketball I never lost I was taller
We were kings we'd found
The biggest rock in our hometown
October in the school gym
I lay in the dark on top of him
We rolled and rolled and rolled and rolled
We don't mention it
Just run and laugh and curse and spit
Young and proud
And the biggest rock in my hometown
Climb on top
Don't look down
You're way up high now
It used to rain in the bay in the fall
It poured the day his mother called
Said he was in the hospital
Something growing up inside his chest
We played hearts beside his bed
His ribs climbing up and down
Like the biggest rock in our hometown
I wonder where you are today
It's raining here in New York state
It rolls and rolls and rolls and rolls
I'd like to say I just thought of you
But I also like to tell the truth
It was the plastic twisting sound
Got me thinking 'bout
Candy wrappers cheeks full
You duck and weave I follow
Through the houses row by row
We come upon a mighty stone
You unwrap another tootsie roll
As the plastic falls to the ground
You say that's the biggest rock in my hometown