Houston

Change is coming, is coming, my way I keep trying to look ahead, but I can't make out its shape These years... I've fully taken them for granted And now that it's time to go, I want to stay where I'm planted Houston, temple to concrete and light Houston, where summer cicadas shepherd us through the night Houston, clouds of mosquitoes roam free Houston, my constant companion, my bayou, and my trees And when I'm asked where I come from I vow to never hang my head in shame You've been nothing but good to me I wouldn't trade you for anything So when they shake their heads and frown I'll tell them they don't know a thing about my town The flatness, the cars, and the sprawl Add a certain charm, and I'm glad that we have them all The rain does nothing to dampen our spirits And I'll keep singing praises to anyone who can hear it Houston, I amble along every street Houston, you and I become one when I melt into your heat Houston, my glasses fog in your embrace Houston, I'll never let my memories of you get erased And when I meet my new city I'll try to sink my roots into its ground But something might hold me back My heart may still be in your grasp So please let me know That if I should come back home You will take me with open arms I promise, part of me will never part