Former Times

There once was a wall around this Old Town
When the wars of the bishops raged all around
'Till riders came down with a message of peace
And all of this happened right here

She said you'd been a friend of hers for so many years
And she was glad to show me around
So we walked through the city as the sun shone down
On the rooves and the steeples and the streets

She said a long time ago, this place was laid so low
But we put it back together one stone at a time
In former times
In former times I knew you well
Before the whole thing went to hell
Don't want to spend my whole life living in former times

I'll never forget just what she said
It rang like a bell ringin' in my head
In former times like another age
Just like someone turning a page

She said so many times before
When the wolves were at the door
We still believed in something more

In former times I knew you well
Before the whole thing went to hell
Don't want to spend my whole life living
In former times
Former times

Still. there's a wall that I just can't climb
That stands between me and you
You said that you got my message of peace
But you still had something to do
So on Wolfgang's corner I waited for you
While the wind blew hard in the trees
Then I walked through the city as the rain poured down
On the streets and the steeples and me

In former times I know you well
Before the whole thing went to hell
Don't want to spend my whole life living in former times

I thought that this was it at last
I thought you'd saved me from the past
But then I realized I was living in former times
Former times