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Used to know the way around my hometown
The street names the diner and the playground
The red roof where we stood outside for ice cream
The downtown mall where we met the girls the landmark screens
Concrete towers scrape the sky today
All my friends my neighbors my family moved away
 
In the blink of an eye I didn’t see it coming
In the blink of an eye I’ve been left behind
In the blink of an eye all that I’ve ever known
Seems to be changing in the blink of an eye
 
I remember summers that we’d used to spend
Forties on a stoop and smoking cigarettes
Plotting paths to conquer mediocrity
Escaping all the trappings of the bourgeoisie
Happy hours have all run dry
Dead end jobs beat up suits nagging wives screaming child
 
I’m still chasing the sunshine but I’m stuck outside in the rain
Wondering where did it all go when did it change
Dust is gathered at my feet while I’m caught staring into the sky
Longing for precious moments of time gone by
 
All my life I’ve had you standing by my side
Watching everything I did you took pride
I was just a little child in your eyes
Racing to prove to you that I could fly
There’s no price I would not pay
Hear your voice feel your breath see you smile another day