Brand New Start - Haroula Rose

In the evening when the storefronts close

I watch as everybody walks away

But I want to stay

I stare down the empty streets aglow

Wonder at the windows and homes

Alone

In the morning kids are off to school

Yellow buses, all the rules remain the same

Stay in line, be kind

Wait your turn but try to win

Be good, like you should

You gotta walk so far

Lose who you are

Fall apart

To get that brand new start

When you meet a stranger down the road

Say hello, but all the same

Don’t get too close

That’s a lesson we’ve all been taught

To protect what you’ve got

And so you stay away

These roads are open and wide

There’s room for everyone to move side by side

So it’s a shame, it’s a pity

In every town or city

That we learn to walk in single file

You gotta walk so far

Lose who you are

Fall apart

To get that brand new start

No one tells you how to grow

They teach you everything but what you need to know