[Verse 1] You name the diner down the street The one with creaking leather seats I swear I used to sit in back Coffee cup and paperback [Verse 2] You talk about the Fourth of July Fireworks that filled the sky I watched them too, from five blocks down I didn’t know you were around [Chorus] Five blocks away, all this time Tracing footsteps next to mine The same old streets, the same café I almost saw you every day [Verse 3] The record shop on Avenue You bought your first Springsteen or two I thumbed through vinyl just next door Maybe we crossed the same worn floor [Chorus 2] Five blocks away, all this time Tracing footsteps next to mine The same old streets, the same café I almost saw you every day [Bridge – Instrumental, soft guitar and piano] [The sound of a distant train, footsteps on pavement, laughter echoing from an open window…] [Verse 4] I wonder if I caught your eye At some parade when we were five Or passing by the grocery store Where your mom waved from the door [Final Chorus – softer, more wistful] Five blocks away, all this time Tracing footsteps next to mine The same old streets, the same café I almost saw you every day [Outro – fading guitar and light piano]
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