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 out She knows that he'd be proud She wakes up early in the morning for the F train 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 is so hot Winter is so cold On the F train to the South Slope And most are people 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 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 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