When this old world starts a-getting me down And people are just too much for me to face I'm gonna climb way up to the top of the stairs And all my cares adrift right into space Oh, on the roof it's peaceful as can be And there the world below, it don't bother me No, no, no, no So when I come home feeling tired and beat I've got to go up where the air is fresh and sweet for me now I'll get far away from the hustling crowd And all that rat race noise down in the street Oh, on the roof, that's the only place that I know Look at the city baby Where you just have to wish to make it so Let's go up on my roof ♪ And at night the stars, they put on a show for free And darlin' you can share, share it all with me Hear what I say Keep on tellin' you that Right smack dab in the middle of town Well I've found a paradise just about troubled proof, I know now And if this old world starts a-getting you down Well there's room enough for two up on my roof Up on my roof Up on my roof You gotta come on up Bring it on up Come on up, come on up No, now Stop what you're doing tonight And climb up the stairs and then you'll see me We got the stars up above us and the city lights below No, no, no, no-no, no, no, no-no, no, no Up on my roof Ohh, up on the roof