way on Top of the hill in hoosick falls

(congress street) (verse 1) my dog skippy would chase birds and squirrels and never catch a one that he did see cocoa the old blind poodle would wander through the yard aimlessly (wind blowing peacefully through the trees) (verse2) my best friend and neighbor Robert would come over for a visit until he was killed in a volkswagen my mother would hang out laundry till the clothes touched the ground dragging (chorus 1) i am always thinking of times way on top of the hill live in a better place or time i never have again i never will 40 long years later in my small troy apartment when my head hits the pillow like a bowling ball i say have a nice dream old boy (way on top of the hill) of congress street Hoosick Falls (verse 3) wild berries apples and grapevines the green grass below my feet a keg party or two we held in our yard or inside it was a place for all to meet ( guitar solo) (wind blowing peacefully through the trees) (chorus 2) i am always thinking of times way on top of the hill live in a better place or time i never have again i never will 40 long years later in my small troy apartment when my head hits the pillow like a bowling ball i say have a nice dream old boy (way on top of the hill) of congress street Hoosick Falls ( guitar solo) (verse 1) my dog skippy would chase birds and squirrels and never catch a one that he did see cocoa the old blind poodle would wander like the wind in the trees [chorus 3] i am always thinking of times way on top of the hill live in a better place or time i never have again i never will 40 long years later in my small troy apartment when my head hits the pillow like a bowling ball i say have a nice dream old boy (way on top of the hill) of congress street Hoosick Falls (fade out)