Well it's that old time story of a new face to glory   Someone wanted my soul for their pride   What about the system of fools arranged for missing   Well, I can't lie, they all pass with time      Why do my people come and go?   I keep on leaving them behind and Lord, I miss them so   I've watched my heroes change from silver into gold   As the time goes, only memories grow      It's your smiles that I remember   The dreams of the young and tender   Coming real, but now it seems   That highways are for foolish travelers   Always bonded, always shackled by the prayer   They're remembered in our dreams      Why do my people come and go?   I keep on leaving them behind and Lord, I miss them so   I've watched my heroes change from silver into gold   As the time goes, only memories grow      I am just a bar-room child tried so hard to learn the style   Of your drunken tears, the way they smile   I guess I'll never learn the rules, I still play the simple fool   Who loves without the chains of lies      Why do my people come and go?   I keep on leaving them behind and Lord, I miss them so   I've watched my heroes change from silver into gold   As the time goes, only memories grow   As the time goes, only memories grow