"Homesick" lyrics

I walk down my old street
Used to be home for me
And now there's spray-paint on the walls
I see a house that at one time looked nice but now it is abandoned
There's nothing left at all

So why must we let our chances fly?
And when oh when oh when will we ever see hope again?
And why is it so hard to say goodbye?
Oh well oh well at least I can still remember when our city used to be such a beautiful place
But now you can't walk down the street and think you'll see the same
My hands are in the air
It makes no sense to me
And I cannot explain this tragedy...

My first trip to the city, yeah, I remember thinking
That those buildings stood so tall
But now I see that my old stomping ground has just been ravaged
They seem now rather small

So why must we let our chances fly?
And when oh when oh when will we ever see hope again?
Why is it so hard to say goodbye?
Oh well oh well at least I can still remember when our city used to be such a beautiful place
But now you can't walk down the street and think you'll see the same
My hands are in the air
It makes no sense to me
And I cannot explain this tragedy...

Feels like I'm living in someone else's dream
Nothing seems as if it's the way that should be
It's like a dark cloud swallowed up in humanity
Whatever it is, it's beyond me

Homesickness is the flu that surrounds me
A virus spreading through the street, it astounds me
Homesickness

Our city used to be such a beautiful place
But now you can't walk down the street and think you'll see the same
My hands are in the air
It makes no sense to me
And I cannot explain this tragedy...