Back To The Start

[Verse]
Cracked pavement whispers old names
Faded signs
Memories remain
The diner’s gone
But the smell of rain
Still hits like it used to
[Prechorus]
Every corner’s a ghost
Every street a host
To what I lost
[Chorus]
Back to the start
Where it all began
A stranger’s face in a stranger’s land
Familiar skies
But the ground feels cold
Back to the start
But I don’t feel whole
[Verse 2]
The park’s still there
But the swings don’t creak
Graffiti’s fresh
But the walls still speak
Saw my reflection in a cracked boutique
It looked right through me
[Chorus]
Back to the start
Where it all began
A stranger’s face in a stranger’s land
Familiar skies
But the ground feels cold
Back to the start
But I don’t feel whole
[Bridge]
The river runs
But the banks have shifted
The trees still grow
But their roots feel twisted
Time carved its name in the town I knew
And I’m just passing through

Classic Country, Rock Ballad 80s early 90s Country, male