On The Street Where LES Kids Live

For my neighborhood study, mapping project with cousin Melissa's class I made a big neighborhood map with Google Maps
and took lots of photos around the school as an impetus for writing. It's interesting to note the blending of old (botanicas, barber shops) with new (Japanese restaurants, "hookah" bars, health clubs). A lot of new businesses have gone under
I have often walked down this street before
But the pavement always stayed beneath my feet before
All at once am I several stories high
Knowing I'm on the street where you live
Are there lilac trees in the heart of town
Can you hear a lark in any other part of town
Does enchantment pour out of every door
No, it's just on the street where you live
And oh, the towering feeling
Just to know somehow you are near
The over powering feeling
That any second you may suddenly appear
People stop and stare. They don't bother me
For there's no-where else on earth that I would rather be
Let the time go by; I won't care if I
Can be here on the street where you live
Can be here on the street where you live
Can be here on the street where you