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