Sun beats hard on Sunset Boulevard   Much harder still in Notting Hill   A north wind blows and carries me home   Carries my heart, carries my soul      When cool silks they turn to suede   When young dreams are torn and frayed   The South feels so cold and gray, today   Today the North's too many miles away, today   Today, I got to get away      I'm driving north, I'm heading home   I'm driving back to the place I once belonged      It's all gone silent, the light begins to fade   One man unplugs the penny arcade   A north wind blows and carries me home   Carries my heart, carries my soul      When cool silks they turn to suede   When young dreams are torn and frayed   The South feels so cold and gray, today   Today the North's too many miles away, today   Today I got to get away      I'm driving north, I'm heading home   I'm driving back to the place I once belonged      One sweet bouquet   The flowers strewn, the petals scattered   Here in the North no dreams are shattered      When cool silks they turn to suede   When young dreams are torn and frayed   The South feels so cold and gray, today   Today the North's too many miles away, today   Today I got to get away      No, we don't feel angry, no, we don't feel betrayed   Unlike our fathers, we don't seem better days      No, we don't feel angry, no, we don't feel betrayed   We just live in this day and age