Neighbourhood

Down the sidewalk where summer stayed long
Endless streets stretch on and on
Trading cards, building ramps for bikes
Climbing trees, reaching sky-high heights
Snowball fights when the winter came
Carving our names in frosty window panes
Baseball games in the vacant lot
Every swing, every catch gave all we got
Kickball games beneath the street lights
Mom's voice calling us in at night
Our world was small just a few blocks wide
But it held dreams inside
Oh, the neighbourhood where we learned to live
Braised our knees, gave all we could give
The sound of laughter, the places we stood
I'll never forget my first neighbourhood
I'll never forget my first neighbourhood
We raced to the mall, pockets of change
High scores and games, those glory days
Saturday mornings, cartoons on repeat
Off to the park the day felt complete Pop Rocks
Kool-aid stains on our lips
Creekside stories and daring dips
Every yard was a land to explore
Though years we'll cherish forevermore
Oh, the neighbourhood where we learn to dream
Jumping on trampolines, chasing ice cream
Faces of friends who understood
Made me who I am in that neighbourhood
And that neighbourhood
Time moves on and so do we
The bikes are gone and so is the tree
But when I dream, I'm back once more
Under the skies of those streets I adore
We found new homes, new streets to roam
But those old blocks still feel like home
Though we move on, it's understood
You never outgrow your first neighbourhood
Oh, the neighbourhood where we made our start
It's more than a place, it's a piece of my heart
The echoes of laughter, the places we stood
I'll never forget my first neighbourhood
I'll never forget my first neighbourhood
No matter how hard, it's still in my blood
Forever home, my first neighbourhood
I'll never forget my first neighbourhood