I got the big promotion today
A move to the city with a better pay
Jumping in the rat race, discovering new places
Meeting new people, seeing new faces
Settled in a condo way up in the clouds
A view of the city, and the traffic sounds
Horses and cattle replaced by cars and crowds
And the hills I once loved, now stacked brick towers
The city lights burn my eyes all night
And the sound of cars fills up the sky
Between the noise and the smell, something ain’t right
I miss the trees, the cut grass, and bees in flight
Neighbors to the left, neighbors to the right
More up and down, the city’s crowded life
I want to lay my head down under stars so bright
Where all I hear is crickets and the wind at night
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These damn city lights, they burn through the night
They drown out the stars, something just ain’t right
Take me back where the skies are clear and free
Back to my Hill Country’s home, that’s where I need to be
Oh, I miss my hometown, and the world feels right
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Boerne, Leon Springs, Fredericksburg too
Sip on southern wine while the sky’s are painted blue
Johnson City, Dripping Springs, any place that feels true
The Texas Hill Country is the only check on my to do
The sound of a tractor beats the sound of an SUV and
Traffic jams just farmers planting new trees
Birds whistling, heading to the local store
Take me to the country bar, where fights are just a neighbor’s lore
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I may have climbed the city’s heights and the corporate walls
But it’s the open skies that answer my constant calls
No skyscraper or city light can replace the view
Of hills, stars, and a hometown that’s true
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These damn city lights, they burn through the night
They drown out the stars, something just ain’t right
Take me back where the skies are clear and free
Back to my Hill Country’s home, that’s where I need to be
Told my boss today the city life’s gotta go
I can’t take the sounds and the smells no more
Im heading back to where the stars shine bright, the smell will f cut grass and the world feels right
I’m going back home, yeah I’m heading back back back back to my hometown
Wallys_World69
