What happened here
As the New York sunset disappeared
I found an empty garden
Among the flagstones there

Who lived here
He must have been a gardener
That cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears
And grew a good crop
And now it all looks strange
It's funny how one insect
Can damage so much grain

And what's it for
This little empty garden
By the brownstone door
And in the cracks along the sidewalk
Nothing grows no more

Who lived here
He must have been a gardener
That cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears
And grew a good crop
And we are so amazed,
We're crippled and we're dazed
A gardener like that one,
No one can replace

And I've been knocking
But no one answers
And I've been knocking
Most all the day

Oh, and I've been calling
Oh, hey hey johnny
Can't you come out to play

And through their tears
Some say he farmed
His best in younger years
But he'd have said that roots grow stronger
If only he could hear

Who lived there
He must have been a gardener
That cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears
And grew a good crop
Now we pray for rain
And with every drop that falls
We hear, we hear your name

And I've been knocking
But no one answers
And I've been knocking
Most all the day
Oh, and I've been calling
Oh, hey hey Johnny
Can't you come out to play

And I've been knocking
But no one answers
And I've been knocking
Most all the day

Oh, and I've been calling
Oh, hey hey johnny
Can't you come out,
can't you come out to play

Johnny, can't you come out to play
In your empty garden
Johnny, can't you come out to play
In your empty garden
Johnny, can't you come out to play
In your empty garden...