Robert Ellis - Houston lyrics

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When I came here I was a boy

And now I'm leaving a man

When I came here I was lost

But now I know who I am

Oh, you helped me understand

You took me by the hand and you showed me how to fight

When I was afraid your lights did not fade

No, they shone through the night

We shared an apartment on the verge of downtown

Two kids so in love but in vain I have found

Well, when our love turned to rust

Then all I could trust was the cover of the blanket in the night

I owe it to you, I would have come unglued

Had it not been for the city and her light

From Houston I'm moving tonight

I've got to pick up and wipe the slate clean

Oh, Houston I'm losing the fight

You remind me of too many things

Well, time takes a toll and your eyes start to change

It puts walls all around a soul and you feel restless and caged

Yes, it's happened to me, I've just got to break free

From the scene and the places I know

I just need a new start, oh, the seas, they must part

I am finally ready to go

From Houston I'm moving tonight

I've got to pick up and wipe the slate clean

Oh, Houston I'm losing the fight

You remind me of too many things

Oh, Houston, I'm moving tonight

But it does not mean that we'll have to part

Oh, Houston this is not goodbye

You will be living inside of my heart

And when I think back on when I called you my home

I will fill up with pride and love

I will not forget all those nights that I spent

How your lights shone so pretty

Just a boy in the city