Cat Stevens - Ruins lyrics

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, 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, 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

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.

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.