I went back to a place I knew as a child
As I loved it ever so~
And admired many in it there
As a child I used to know~
I looked up to those I that back then
Had done things that I felt was grand~
So loving then they all used to be
But over time their memories shrink and expand~
I went back to this once lovely place
And so many I once admired~
Had nothing good to say about anyone
And their selective memories had been fired~
I sat in front of several there
So hurt to hear the things they'd say~
As they ridiculed those that helped them so
And since had passed away~
Now with manufactured memories of their own
It was only they now who were so pure~
Knowing those who had actually done things grand
Had either passed away or had no choice but to endure~
I heard the voices of those I once admired so
Saying woeful things about those who had done no wrong
And back then were always there for one and all
But this new sourness it smelt so strong~
I left that town as a grown man this time
Not as the child I was away back when~
And ever hurt having to find total jealousy
By those I once loved that I'd left behind~
Old now and were they and with imaginations
They sat and praised themselves all day~
In the these last days of their lives
As they knew time was slipping fast away~
One thing I'd always had was one good memory
And leaving I knew one thing for sure~
I wish I had never returned again
So disappointed in those I once really did adore~
