I Come from a Place

I come from a place where you drive fast and you get there faster Stop signs are optional there’s no risk of disaster Tap the brakes, slow down and look both ways you see for miles I come from a place we would hang out in the backyard BBQ, play with the dogs, then we’d light up the campfire Singing songs all night till all the neighbours gather round I come from a place we would bike out to the old creek Catching fish make promises we knew that we could never keep But man, we were alive way back then I did not know it at the time That these people and these streets would be the Strings that pull me back each time I come from a place we would walk out to the outdoor rink Lace-up our skates pick teams, hockey playing until our cheeks were pink And our toes were numb I come from a place where my neighbours all know my name They watched me grow up, throw the ball, they laughed when I learned how to drive Got them back when I babysat their kids Whoa and I come from a place where my mom went to my high school My grandma went there too and all my aunts and uncles met there They fell in love Their picture’s still on the wall I did not know it at the time That these people and these streets would be the Strings that pull me back each time I come from a place where the whole world shuts down at night No one on the streets, no screamin’ sirens, speeding cars or bright lights The sun goes down and it gets dark I go back to that place, every now and then I visit I catch up with old friends, you can bet that I miss them That place will always be my home Now I’m from a place where the trains fly through the sky I live in a tall building, lookin’ down it’s really high No one knows my name I did not know it at the time That these people and these streets would be the Strings that pull me back each time If I settle down, I want my kids to drive real fast To bike down to the creek, sing around the campfire in back I want to laugh like that I did not know it at the time But these people and these streets would be the Strings that pull me back