I had to see for myself, I had to show it to you Among my sweetest of memories, I see this place in more than a few Familiar shadows remain, but they are all that's unchanged Because this whole street seems haunted now, and the atmosphere is still and strange We didn't worry about much, we never had a spare dime This is where home used to be, in a different time I know it's hard to believe, so much has turned to dust But this is where home used to be, and it was good to us More than good to us This was our place in the world, when life was new and untried When every wild dream seemed possible, it felt good to be here It was warm inside, yeah, I have to say I'm amazed Even though I learned long ago, that sometimes good things get thrown away I wish right now, that it wasn't so Those days are good and gone, around here it's plain enough Yeah, yeah, this is where home used to be, where we lived and loved We were only here for a while, then we got drawn away Yeah, yeah, this is where home used to be, and I pray That we'll see a better day We didn't worry back then, we never had a spare dime This is where home used to be, in a different time I know it's hard to believe, so much has turned to dust Yeah, yeah, this is where home used to be, and it was good to us More than good to us I had to see for myself I had to show it to you I had to show it to you