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's a world below can't bother me Let me tell you now when I come home feeling tired and weak I go up where the air is fresh and sweet I get away from the hustling crowd And all that rat race noise down in the street 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 At night the stars pull on a show for three And darling you can share it all with me I keep on telling you right smack dab in the middle of town I found a paradise that's trouble-free And if this world starts getting you down Let's room it up for two Up on the roof Up on the roof Oh come on baby Oh come on honey