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Rooftops Lyrics by The Roustabouts

Little Brother

2016

[Chorus: Jon Licht]
Well I been here, I been there
I been everywhere you see
But I can't seem to find a place where I was meant to be
Yeah I been near, I been far
Been on boats and planes and cars
Sleeping up on rooftops
Staring at the stars
[Verse 1: Jon Licht]
Well I met a man in Texas
Yeah he spoke it slow and sweet
He had a red guitar, a broke down car
He drank his whiskey neat
He said "Son what the hell are you doing in this godforsaken town?"
Then he slapped my back
He smiled real big
He threw his drink right down
I said
[Chorus: Jon Licht]
I been here, I been there
I been everywhere you see
But I can’t seem to find a place where I was meant to be
Yeah I been near, I been far
Been on boats and planes and cars
Sleeping up on rooftops
Staring at the stars
[Verse 2: Jon Licht]
Well now I'm down in Tucson
My shirt's sticking to my back
I’m down to my last dollar
Got one more smoke left in my pack
Then I saw the finest looking girl that I ever think I seen
We spent the night in the movie house throwing popcorn at the screen
[Chorus: Jon Licht]
I been here, I been there
I been everywhere you see
But I can't seem to find a place where I was meant to be
Yeah I been near, I been far
Been on boats and planes and cars
Sleeping up on rooftops
Staring at the stars
[Bridge: Jon Licht]
But I can't seem to find my way into that cold abyss you call a heart
Yeah every time I try I seem to find myself right here back at the start
So tell me what you want to do
Cause I'll go anywhere with you
But it's pretty damn plain and clear to see
The only one I have is me
[Verse 3: Jon Licht]
Now I'm headed up the 15 north
That old city of sin and lights
I took my chance
I rolled the dice
And I came up big that night
But by the time the sun was creeping up
Over all the dirt and all the rocks
I was stumbling out the front door
With nothing but my blue jeans and my socks
[Chorus: Jon Licht]
Yeah I been here, I been there
I been everywhere you see
But I can't seem to find a place where I was meant to be
Yeah I been near, I been far
Been on boats and planes and cars
Sleeping up on rooftops
Staring at the stars
[Chorus: Jon Licht]
Alright
Ok
Alright
Well I been here, I been there
I been everywhere you see
But I can't seem to find a place where I was meant to be
Yeah I been near, I been far
Been on boats and planes and cars
Sleeping up on rooftops
Staring at the stars
[Outro: Jon Licht]
Yeah I’m sleeping up on rooftops
Staring at the stars
Yeah I’m sleeping up on rooftops
In between the bars
So meet me on the rooftop
Underneath the stars
Credits
The Roustabouts

The Roustabouts

About “Rooftops” by The Roustabouts

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"Rooftops" appears on "Little Brother" in 2016.

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