Every time I return
I hope to see familiar faces
But only ghosts remain
Replaced by people I no longer know
Empty houses
Missing souls
I no longer feel at home
The past is fading
I cannot hope to hold it
Move on or be left behind
Things have changed
For better or for worse
But I know what I must do
Say goodbye
To those dead and gone
I will not yet join the phantoms
This surreal feeling
Never seems to leave my mind
Everything is so bizarre
Twenty years down the road
So this is where I stand
Do I belong to this chasm?
No, I refuse to succumb
To the gate of ghosts
Empty houses
Missing souls
I no longer feel at home
The past is fading
I cannot hope to hold it
Move on or be left behind
Things have changed
For better or for worse
But I know what I must do
Say goodbye
To those dead and gone
I will not yet join the phantoms
This is a final parting
To the ghost town I call home