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Home Such a long time ago So very far away The true memories fade Replaced by idealistic thoughts Streets change The ones you walked are now dead end Dug up to make room for a new dance club Even the street you grew up on doesn’t look the same Buildings change names and shapes People move away or die Even the love of you teenage life is long gone Your favorite food has long past gone Smitty always made the best chili burgers Where is he now? His placed closed up decades ago There no more family run food joints They changed into national burger stands The local personality has died They say that you can never go back That home will never be as you remember it For once they are right You can never go home again

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Lizzie Treetop

Date: 7/7/2012 12:42:00 AM

Think about it Rob your grandkids will look back on their childhood and remember riding that bike that granddad bought them in the yard sale and the krispy Kreme light flashing and all the pop runs they shared and the 3 hot dogs for $1 and shake their head with sadness and say "You can never go home again!" X