Hoover St.

Hoover Street, downtown L.A.

There's an alley where you used to play

You bounced a basketball alone

While your father fought his wife at home

You dreamed about him all your life

Now you're cryin' in your sleep at night

The world's so big you feel so small

And you wish you hadn't come here at all

But one day you'll find

You've got a young boy of your own

And you swear you'll treat him right

So he never feels alone

You'll tuck him in at night

Take him out once in a while

Just to see him smile

Just to see him smile

You know he does the best he can

But sometimes it's hard to be a man

He'd care about you if he could

Inside he probably knows he should

But one day.....