YESTERWAS
Old
friends move on to greener pastures
Never
to be seen again What
once was may never be Nothing
good ever seems to remain Too
much water rushes under the bridge Can
one ever return home again I
can’t piece the puzzle together Cause
I just don’t know where to begin The
city streets remain familiar Old
neighborhoods still look the same But
the mailboxes my friends once owned Are
addressed with different names As
I walk the sidewalks of my hometown I
am the stranger that no one knows There
are no familiar smiling faces In
this cherished place that I call home I
guess I’ve been gone way too long Childhood
dreams are now long gone I’d give my last greenback dollarJust
to hear one familiar song It’s
certain that I can’t relive the past Though
to the past I’ll forever be chained I’ll
move on again without a doubt But
in my hometown my heart remains ©
Richard D. Preston 10/25/03 |