A tree it grows in Brooklyn

The force it grows in me

I ' m cracking up the concrete

Of a life that nearly killed me

A woman ' s just a man away

From Welfare so they say

And Lord I know it to be true

When you ' re married by the State

Yes I ' m waiting on a miracle

Yes I ' m waiting for the sun to shine in

Waiting on a miracle

Yes I ' m waiting for the sun to shine in

No restraining order

What a fool was she

A trusting small-town innocent

In love with mystery

You can take the boy from the ghetto

But the ghetto from the boy

I guess he won his fool ' s gold

From another woman ' s life

Yes I ' m waiting on a miracle

Yes I ' m waiting for the sun to shine in

Waiting on a miracle

Yes I ' m waiting for the sun to shine in

Thank you for the laughter

Thank you for these tears

Thank you for my daughter

And teaching me no fear

The money never mattered

Just to pay to get us free

I have my girl now leave my world

Good luck back on the street

Yes I ' m waiting on a miracle

Yes I ' m waiting for the sun to shine in

Waiting on a miracle

Yes I ' m waiting for the sun to shine in

Waiting on a miracle

Yes I ' m waiting for the sun to shine in

Waiting