Heimatstadt Hometown

Heimatstadt (Hometown) David J Walker It was as if it came Through the lines of a telephone In a different time In a foreign language with a Different dial tone so familiar Hallo –(Hello) Wie warst du? (How have you been) Wann kommst du wieder nach Hause? (When will you be home again) A voice from Ansbach calling A voice familiar Without a name reminding me Of a time away from time Of a town still mapped in my dreams Was it just yesterday when I thought I was entering my room? The door, the hall, the spaces And familiar faces, smiling And then the song ended And I am in a different century I promised I’d meet them at the gate Many are on the other side inviting me in Ich werde kommen, sobald ich kann