Ain't the Same

歌詞

He saw the lightning flash across the bright blue sky Saw the rain creep across the road Well he stopped and said that's the Devil beatin' his wife Or some old tale the old folks told It's a five mile walk between here and uptown On a road lined with sugarcane They won't notice if he goes anywhere Here lately it's like they've forgotten his name He just can't forget the way The days seemed so much brighter And the breeze could blow the troubles away You could see angels dancing in the flame This old place seemed so much bigger Now he sees it all a different way Nothing's really changed But it ain't the same He's been back from overseas about thirty days He returned standing proud and true Yeah, the new is worn off his welcome home Like the heat burnin' off the dew Empty bottles that mean the bills ain't gettin' paid Same holes knocked in the walls Mama don't fight back like in her younger days Goin' over the edge, well it's a hell of a fall Can't he just go back a page Yeah, the days seemed so much brighter And the breeze could blow the troubles away You could see angels dancing in the flame This old place seemed so much bigger Now he sees it all a different way Nothing's really changed But it ain't the same He don't know where he's headed for But the buses run right on time Anywhere's better than staying here With the ghosts running through his mind The things that he's seen and done Are so much for any Mother's son To live down or try to run away from Can't he run Yeah, the days seemed so much brighter And the breeze could blow the troubles away You could see angels dancing in the flame This old place seemed so much bigger Now he sees it all a different way Nothing's really changed It just ain't the same