It's so quiet in the ruins

Walking though the old town

Stones crumbling under my feet

I see smoke for miles around Oh, it's enough to make you weep

All that remains of the main street

Up in the park on Sunday

Dogs chasing and the children played Old man with his head down

Can't see nothing more around, no

But he remembers how it used to be

Back in the old days So nice to see you coming

Back in this town again

It's nice to see a friendly face

Come peeping through Having tea In the afternoon, now

So nice to see you coming

Back in this town again Ah, but it's all changed

Winter turned on a man

Came down on day

When no one was looking

And it stole away the land People running scared, losing hands

Dodging shadows of falling sand

Buildings standing like empty shells

And nobody, helping no one else Young child with his hands high

Ain't able to see no reason why, no

But he remembers how it used to be So nice to see you coming

Back in this town again

It's nice to see a friendly face

Come peeping through You'd better know

What you're going through now

You came back here to find

Your home is a black horizon

That you don't recognize Evil destruction has taken everything

You'd better walk on the side

While you're still walking

Just keep on walking on

Down the street keep your distance

From the people you meet, oh, Lord And you'd better watch your eyes

'Cause if smoke gets in them

Baby, you won't rise again

So nice to see you coming

Back in this town again Where's it leading to

Freedom at what cost

People needing more and more

And it's all getting lost I want back, I want back

Back to the time

When the earth was green

And there was no high walls

And the sea was clean

Don't stop that sun to shine

It's not yours or mine, no