Ruins Lyrics - Catch Bull At Four - Cat Stevens

It's so quiet in the ruins walking though the old town 

Stones crumbling under my feet I see smoke for miles around 

Oh it's enough to make you weep, all that remains of the main street 

Up in the park on Sunday, dogs chasing and the children played 

Old man with his head down, can't see nothing more around, no 

But he remembers how it used to be, back in the old days, 

So nice to see you coming back in this town again 

It's nice to see a friendly face come peeping through having tea 

In the afternoon, so nice to see you coming back in this town again 

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Ah but it's all changed winter turned on a man 

Came down on day when no-one was looking and it 

Stole away the land, people running scared, losing hands 

Dodging shadows of falling sand, buildings standing like empty shells 

And nobody...helping no-one else 

Young child with his hands high, ain't able to see no reason why, no 

But he remembers how it used to be, back in the old days, 

So nice to see you coming back in this town again 

It's nice to see a friendly face come peeping through 

You'd better know what you're going through now 

You came back here to find your home is a black horizon 

That you don't recognize, evil destruction has taken everything 

You'd better walk on the side while you're still walking 

Just keep on walking on down the street keep your distance 

From the people you meet. 

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Oh Lord and you'd better watch your eyes 

'Cause if smoke gets in them, baby you won't rise again. 

Where's it leading to freedom at what cost 

People needing more and more and it's all getting lost 

I want back, I want back 

Back to the time when the earth was green 

And there was no high walls and the sea was clean 

Don't stop that sun to shine, it's not yours or mine, no.