The town I came from
was quiet and small
We played in the meadows
where the grass grew so tall
In summer the lilacs
would grow everywhere
The laughter of children
would float in the air
As I grew older
I had to roam
Far from my family,
and far from my home
Into the city,
where lives can be spent
Lost in the shadows
of tar and cement.
Into the city,
Where I had my eye
And all the pleasures
that money can buy
Yet I can see it all
so clearly now
Still going on ...
Yet I can see it all
so clearly now
Still going on ...
Each day I'd wake up
and look at the sky
I think of the meadows
where I used to lie
Then I'd remember
that all of that's gone
You're in the city,
you better push on
Get what you came for,
before it's too late
Get what you came for,
the meadows can wait.
And so every night
I'd sit alone and learn
What loneliness meant
Up in my rented room
above the world
Of tar and cement.
Many years later,
tired at last
I headed for home
to look for my past
I looked for the meadows,
there wasn't a trace
Six lanes of highway
had taken their place
Where were the lilacs
and all that they meant
Nothing but acres
of tar and cement.
Yet I can see it all
there so clearly now
Where has it gone?
Yes I can see it all
there so clearly now
Where has it gone?
(Where were the pleasures)
Tar and cement
(Where were the lilacs)
Tar and cement
(Where were the pleasures)
Tar and cement
(Where were the lilacs)

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