Empty Garden
What happened here?As the New York sunset disappearedI found an empty garden among the flagstones thereWho lived here?He must have been a gardener that cared a lotWho weeded out the tears and grew a good cropBut now it all looks strange, it's funny how one insectCan damage so much grain
And what's it for?This little empty garden by the brownstone doorAnd in the cracks along the sidewalk, nothing grows no moreWho lived here?He must have been a gardener that cared a lotWho weeded out the tears and grew a good cropAnd we are so amazed, we're crippled and we're dazedA gardener like that one, no one can replace
And I've been knocking but no one answersAnd I've been knocking most all the dayOh, and I've been calling Oh, 'hey hey johnny'Can't you come out to play
And through their tearsSome say he farmed his best in younger yearsBut he'd have said that roots grow stronger if he could hearWho lived thereHe must have been a gardener that cared a lotWho weeded out the tears and grew a good cropNow we pray for rain, and with every drop that fallsWe hear your name
And I've been knocking but no one answersAnd I've been knocking most all the dayOh, and I've been calling Oh, 'hey hey johnny'Can't you come out to play
Johnny can't you come out to play?Johnny in your empty garden