[Verse 1]
Empty paper bags from bread and butter
Crumpled cartons void of cigarettes
Endlessly, they drift towards the gutter
Walking down this road I can't forget
In the park, I used to pick the flowers
And give mother her birthday bouquet

[Chorus]
In this old town
I know my way
This good old town
Of childhood days
Though this old town
Has seen a change
In this old town
I don't feel strange

[Verse 2]
Quite nearby, there used to be a lamplight
By a lover's seat where young girls hoped
That someday, they'd find a shining love-light
My first love turned out to be a joke
All at once, I felt the urge to wander
Came the dawn and I was far from home
[Chorus]
But this old town
When I'm alone
Is still the town
That I call home
Though this old town
Has seen a change
In this old town
I don't feel strange

[Verse 3]
Standing, waiting in some railway station
Who said it's a gateway to the world?
When I reached my latest destination
Then I knew the whole trip was absurd
Not until some lonely nights of sorrow
Did I know that I'd come back to stay

[Chorus]
In this old town
I know my way
This good old town
Of childhood days
Though this old town
Has seen a change
In this old town
I don't feel strange