Do You Miss the Burgh (the Way I Do)

Do You Miss the Burgh (the Way I Do) by Afton, Hill & Rask.
Written by Tom Hill:
Lyrics:
I grew up in a gritty tahn of mills and factories,
With mahnt'ns o' slag and the smell o' sulfur blowin' on the breeze,
The red glow of the furnaces lit up the night time sky,
Reflectin' off the white and sticky haze of hot July.

The Burgh was the home o' the industries that built the United States,
There were mill hunks drinkin' shots 'n beers in bars by the steel mill gates,
Where everybody could find a job until they shut 'em dahn,
And that was when my generation had to leave ahr tahn.

Chorus:

I hear y'inz live in Phoenix now, or is it Santa Fe?
Palo Alto? Santa Barbara? Yoi! Could it be LA?
San Diego! Double yoi! I've heard abaut their zoo!
But hey, d' ya miss the Burgh (the way I do)?
Someday my friend we'll meet again on the banks o' the Allegheny,
We'll rent a raft and ride the rapids dahn the Youghiogheny,
We'll wave the Terrible Tahl from the Point'Easliberty,
Yeah, Pittsburgh is the place I wanna be!

Pittsburgh is a livin' web connectin' every street,
Ev'ry school and ev'ry business, linkin' ev'ryone you meet,
Shoppin' at Jyaniggle or eatin' hot dogs at the O',
Ev'ryone in the Burgh is a friend o' someone else you know.

I had to leave, so I pertended like I didn't care
Abaut the tahn I left behind or the people livin' there,
But Pittsburgh is a place that leaves its mark on you inside,
However long you've wandered, however far and wide.

Chorus

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Afton
• Hill
• Rask
• Desolation Avenue