When this old world starts getting me down And people are just too much for me to face, I climb way up to the top of the stairs And all my cares just drift right into space. On the roof it's peaceful as can be, And there the world below don't bother me. When I come home feelin' tired and beat I go up where the air is fresh and sweet. I get away from the hustling crowd And all that rat-race noise down in the street. On the roof’s the only place I know Where you just have to wish to make it so. (Lets go up on the roof) Instrumental break: verse melody At night the stars put on a show for free, And, darling, you can share it all with me. I keep on telling you that Right smack dab in the middle of town I've found a paradise that's trouble-proof, And if this world starts getting you down, There's room enough for two up on the roof, Up on the roof, Up on the roof, Up on the roof.