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In addition to the hit appeal of the "second Drifters" lineup, "Up on the Roof" epitomized the urban romantic dream as presented by New York City Brill Building writers:
- When this old world starts getting me down,
- And people are just too much for me to face—
- I climb way up to the top of the stairs
- And all my cares just drift right into space ...
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