If i only stayed in Queens
and just read about africa
i would still be home with you
with noise from roosevelt avenue
but i wanna leave today
i cannot wait another day
cos if i'd only stayed in queens
and just read about africa
i would only have the words
and never get to see the birds
and the monkeys and giraffes
it paper cuts my brain in half
but i choose to go
and i choose to go away
bus down to jamaica, queens
air tram down to JFK
flight 14 to senegal
overdue books in my bag
all the ones from the library
all the fines will be scary
if i ever come back
if i ever come back
i don't wanna go back
if i ever come back