She got a job at a diner in the South Slope It's a nice place in its own way She had to move back to Queens with her mom though She takes the F train It's a long way Charlie's walking now She knows that he'd be proud She wakes up early in the morning for the F train And she's making her way She's making her pay in the South Slope It's a nice place He left a hole the size of the world And she ain't never had nothing Wasn't asking for gold Just a place of her own Place of her own Place of her own Carve out a space Just enough to breathe For the long nights of uncertainty Place of her own Place of her own Place of her own Summer's so hot And winter is so cold On the F train to the South Slope Most people are okay in their own way It's a nice place But it's a long way He left a hole the size of the world And she ain't never had nothing It wasn't asking for gold Just a place of her own Just a place of her own Just a place of her own Carve out a space Just enough to breathe For the long nights of uncertainty Place of her own Place of her own Place of her own She says, 'Yeah you leave Yeah you go Where do I belong Where do I belong' Yeah you leave Yeah you go Where do I belong She says, 'Yeah you leave Yeah you go Where do I belong Where do I belong' Yeah you leave Yeah you go Where do I belong Where do I belong He left a hole the size of the world And she ain't never had nothing It wasn't asking for gold Just a place of her own A place of her own A place of her own Carve a space just enough to breathe For the longs nights of uncertainty Place of her own Place of her own Place of her own