You could sing but you couldn’t admit it
So you sat at the back of the band
You liked it better that way

All those kids they just couldn’t resist it
Wanting to play with the sticks in your hand
Teaching them your tricks, show em how you play

When I need to feel close to you
I know where to go
When I need your loving embrace I know

Your heart is in Franklin Park
Out after school, playing ball til it’s dark
Sunshine or rain, it just wasn’t the same if BJ wasn’t there
You’ll always be Banko’s Joy,
I’ll see you again ‘at some point’
Now I’m picking up the pieces, and I know where to start
Your soul is at rest, but your heart is in Franklin Park

They look up to you, all of your cousins
wanting to be by your side
They’ve always known how great you are

Always promising somebody something
And you would provide
Always my light, my shining star

When I need to feel close to you
I know where to go
When I need your loving embrace I know

Your heart is in Franklin Park
Out after school, playing ball til it’s dark
Sunshine or rain, it just wasn’t the same if BJ wasn’t there
You’ll always be Banko’s Joy,
I’ll see you again ‘at some point’
Now I’m picking up the pieces, and I know where to start
Your soul is at rest, but your heart is in Franklin Park

Banko’s Joy, Banko’s smile
In every step, in every mile
He’s the warmth in the sun, he’s the breeze in the leaves
In Franklin Park, I feel you here with me

Your heart is in Franklin Park
Out after school, playing ball til it’s dark
Sunshine or rain, it just wasn’t the same if BJ wasn’t there
You’ll always be Banko’s Joy,
I’ll see you again ‘at some point’
Now I’m picking up the pieces, and I know where to start
Your soul is at rest, but your heart is in Franklin Park
Your soul is at rest, but your heart is in Franklin Park
Your soul is at rest, but your heart is in Franklin Park