[Intro]
[Verse]
Church bells rang out in the street
For the men coming home from over sea
And our town breathed a sigh of relief
Like a curse had been lifted
By the stand where we watched the parade
We ate popcorn and drank lemonade
With the sun on our faces; we played
The streets of New England
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
I could see when he stepped off of the bus
As he made his way over to us
He s not the same mas as he was
Before he listed
[Pre-chorus]
And she stood there alone in the door
I said