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   I get away from the hustling crowds    And all that rat race noise down in the street   Up on the roof      On the roof's the only place I know    Where you just have to wish to make it so   Oh, let's go 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-telling you    Right smack dab in the middle of town    I found a paradise that's trouble-proof   Up on the roof      So if this world starts getting you down   There's room enough for two, up on the roof   Up on the roof, everything is allright   Up on the roof, oh, come on, baby    Up on the roof    Up on the roof