I made my way back to my hometown   It looks just the same   The schools and the factories   Standing alone still remain   But the faces have changed   And the ones I knew are gone   And I hear the laughter and voices   Still echo my name I remember the days   When we'd play till the morning light   It's a lifetime forgotten   As old times make way for the new   But theres no turning back   As the vision it fades away   Yet I hear the laughter and voices   Still calling my name   When we played ring-a-ring-a-Rosa-Ree   And we seen life as full of mysteries   I stand here at night   On this cold avenue of life   If words they could speeak   It would mean even more to me   But the faces have changed   And the ones I knew are gone   And I hear the laughter and voices   Still echo my name   When we played ring-a-ring-a-Rosa-Ree   And we seen life as full of mysteries