Song for Dunhuang

It's been a few years since I've gone home To see those loved and hated faces as they grow old It's been a long time since I've seen you last I hope you have been better in a place with a bit more love It's been quite some while since I've thought about Who I'm living to be and what I'm living for Is it anyone's fault that we've grown up to become The very people that we once hated when we were innocent and young It's been a few years since those simpler times Where we live day by day and the next day like today It's been a long time since those calmer nights Where our problems weren't important and if it was it wasn't mine You say you don't know how you're supposed to cope With work that you don't care for and love that you can't feel Are we still proud of the things that defined us And the places that we dreaded but still held dear to our hearts It's been a long time since I've seen you last I wish we'd loved you more but it's too late to pretend