It's so quiet in the ruins walking though the old town
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Stones crumbling under my feet I see smoke for miles around
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Oh it's enough to make you weep, all that remains of the main street
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Up in the park on Sunday, dogs chasing and the children played
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Old man with his head down, can't see nothing more around...no
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But he remembers how it used to be, back in the old days,
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So nice to see you coming back in this town again
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It's nice to see a friendly face come peeping through having tea
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In the afternoon, so nice to see you coming back in this town again...
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Ah but it's all changed winter turned on a man
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Came down on day when no-one was looking and it
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Stole away the land, people running scared, losing hands
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Dodging shadows of falling sand, buildings standing like empty shells
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And nobody...helping no-one else
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Young child with his hands high, ain't able to see no reason why...no
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But he remembers how it used to be, back in the old days,
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So nice to see you coming back in this town again
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It's nice to see a friendly face come peeping through
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You'd better know what you're going through now
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You came back here to find your home is a black horizon
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That you don't recognize, evil destruction has taken everything
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You'd better walk on the side while you're still walking
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Just keep on walking on down the street keep your distance
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From the people you meet. Oh Lord and you'd better watch your eyes
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'Cause if smoke gets in them, baby you won't rise again.
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Where's it leading to freedom at what cost
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People needing more and more and it's all getting lost
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I want back, I want back
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Back to the time when the earth was green
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And there was no high walls and the sea was clean
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Don't stop that sun to shine, it's not yours or mine...no.
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Ruins
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| Cat Stevens |
