medicine

It's empty on the streets by now
The shops have all closed down
And people packed and moved away
Far from this scary town

It's quiet from the bars and clubs
The bands don't play no more
Pain always follows joy
The days go by and I endure

No lights in any windows
There's no smoke from chimney pots
And when the green light turns to red
There's not a car that stops

I still can hear the schoolyard bell
But there's no kids insight
The sound of silence is what's left
When ghosts come out at night

And there's no medicine to cure this silent solitude