Laurence Overmire - Washington Square Park in Fall lyrics

Washington Square Park on a fall afternoon cool breeze blowing ‘neath a water blue sky. Kids on a concrete hill riding skateboard bikes frolic on the jungle gym laughing children's shrieks. Young girl on a park bench in a blue-jeaned sneakered pose scribbles in a notebook and dreams some faraway thought. Black youth by the garbage can rusty red bucket dented mumbles to the pa**ersby disjointed joints for sale. White youth tossing pigskin in his stylish sports fatigues tanned and bronzed like summer muscles rippling on the green. The middle-aged Joes play chess black/white castles on the block they send their dreams to battle on ordered squares inert. Old men sit in patience cross their legs and heave a sigh watching leaves go tumbling past them like a memory drifting…