Lyrics: Gerald Goffin/Carol King
Music: Gerald Goffin/Carol King
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 can't bother me
Let me tell you now
When I come home feelin' tired and beat
I go up where the air is fresh and sweet up on the roof
I get away from the hustling crowd
And all that rat race noise down in the street up on the roof
On the roof, the only place I know
Where you just have to wish to make it so
Let's go up on the roof up on the roof
At night the stars put on a show for free
And, darling, you can share it all with me
I keep a tellin' you
Right smack dab in the middle of town
I've found a paradise that's trouble proof up on the roof
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 roo oo oof up on the roof
Oh, come on, baby up on the roof
Oh, come on, honey up on the roof
Everything is all right up on the roof