What happened here As the New York sunset disappeared
I found an empty garden among the flagstones there Who lived here He must have been a gardener that cared a lot Who weeded out the tares and grew a good crop And now it all looks strange It´s funny how one insect can damage so much grain
And what´s it for This little empty garden by the brownstone door And in the cracks along the sidewalk nothing grows no more Who lived here He must have been a gardener that cared a lot Who weeded out the tares and grew a good crop And we are so amazed we´re crippled and we´re dazed
A gardener like that one no one can replace
And I´ve been knocking but no one answers And I´ve been knocking most all the day Oh and I´ve been calling oh hey hey Johnny Can´t you come out to play
And through their tears Some say he farmed his best in younger years But he´d have said that roots grow stronger if only he could hear Who lived there He must have been a gardener that cared a lot Who weeded out the tares and grew a good crop Now we pray for rain, and with every drop that falls We hear, we hear your name
Johnny can´t you come out to play in your empty garden