Green gardens, cold Montreal Crooked picture that hang in the hall It's the golden days, golden day, gold, you recall on cue Ooh-ooh, it's old news When the world revolved around you, yeah Faculty members agreed to a certain degree And the girl that followed the rules, yeah Looked good on paper, but lacked a central theme The coffee could use more cream Friends blow away, blow away, blow like a cloud Kids go away, go away, go it's allowed
And all of the days spent close to your crowd were few To the girl that followed the rules, yeah It looked good on paper and gave it a college try Now the ink and her humour is dry Friends blow away, blow away, blow like a cloud Kids go away, go away, go it's allowed And all of the days spent close to her crowd are through Ooh-ooh, its the truth Green gardens, cold Montreal