Hazel's House

There s a two-lane county road in northern Jersey
 Winding up a hill beside a lake
 Just before the road winds to an end
 Is Hazel s house
 Long white picket fence around the front yard
 A wagon wheel someone made into a gate
 Flagstone steps will lead you to the front door
 Of Hazel s house
 And Hazel will will have seen you from the window
 She s waiting for you as you climb the steps
 She says, Thank God, we were starting to get worried.
 Come on in.
 It s New Year s and the place is overflowing
 Cousins, aunts and uncles gather round
 How long has it been? It s good to see you.
 How you ve grown.
 And the uncles all have one eye on the Rose Bowl
 One by one they slink back to the den
 Everybody else heads for the kitchen
 You go with them
 She always has the crumbcake at the ready
 Today is no exception - there it is
 The order of the universe intact
 At Hazel s house
 And no one seems to know that this is heaven
 They say we only know it by and by
 That someday all will be revealed
 Well, here it is:
 There s a two-lane county road in northern Jersey
 Winding up a hill beside a lake
 Just before the road winds to an end
 Hazel s house
 Go on in