You tell me of a place
Where everybody knew their neighbors
All the families helped each other

And no one ever locked their doors
You tell me no one locked their doors


Old man please stay a while
I know at first I seemed too busy
But now i'll make the time

Stay and tell me one more story

Tell me about the time

You ditched school to go fishing
You thought the branch would hold
Your neighbor pulled you from the river

he helped you wash your clothes
and stitch the hole in your trousers a
nd your mom never knew why he giggled when he saw you


Old man please stay a while
I know at first I seemed too busy

But now i'll make the time
Stay and tell me one more story


a place where no one locks their doors
a place where no one locks their doors
you tell me that you would show me

only now it is too late
I would like to build community
only now it is too late

things can never be the way they were before
you can't go back to how things were before
once the trust is gone

once the trust is gone
once the trust is gone you'll lock the door
I can imagine that life

but it seems so far from real
it's just like a story
that's the kind of life i've never known

old man you're leaving now
taking with you things i've never known
I wonder where you're going

and if it would be like your old home
I hope you find the place you're looking for