Take Me Back to the USSR (Where Everything Is Simple)

Take me back to the USSR Take me back to the USSR To where the sunrise was brighter than gold Take me back The courtyards rang with children’s play No walls or limits in our way We saw the light in every face A simpler life a kinder place The world was honest soft and bright Before the shadows dimmed the light Take me back to the USSR Where honor was our guiding star Where we would dream and we would love With peace below and blue above Where quality was soul and heart The world from which we had to part The knowledge free the future clear A life of work without the fear The summer sea was open wide With all our brothers by our side Take me back to the USSR Where honor was our guiding star Where we would dream and we would love With peace below and blue above Where quality was soul and heart The world from which we had to part The scarlet tie upon my chest The fire of youth within the breast Oh tell me time — where did it go The giant land I used to know Take me back to the USSR Where honor was our guiding star Where we would dream and we would love With peace below and blue above Where quality was soul and heart The world from which we had to part The honest songs the faithful friends The memory that never ends Take me back My home country