I’m going back The long familiar roads I used to walk down every day now seem so very strange Though nothing’s changed I’m still on track In someone else’s world the shadowy sinister trees jump out and hide my view Just passing through Why am I living in a place where no-one smiles All that I can see feels so strange to me Goodbye Bartley Green I’m moving on The sign outside the family home has gone for good; just memories are what remain They’re not the same My past has gone A waste of five good hopeful years that mean our dreams of love and life have turned to dust The end of “us” Growing old together I guess was not to be It might take a bit; I’ll get over it Goodbye Bartley Green I will not cry The future’s what I live for now and I look forward to the life that will be mine I’ve drawn the line I’ve waved goodbye And never more shall I return to where I used to call my home; it’s at an end I can’t pretend. The world is mine to claim Nothing can hold me back So I’ve gone away, and at last I say Goodbye Bartley Green