I Am From a Small Town
I am from a small town
where everyone knows my name,
where fields stretch on for miles
and life is a simple game.
I am a small-town girl,
with dreams as big as the sky;
I want to spread my wings
and learn to soar up high.
but now I am in the city
and everything's so new;
I am lost in the hustle-bustle
of this world that's not so true.
The traffic lights confuse me;
red, green, and yellow too;
I am not sure where to go
or what I am supposed to do;
the city girls are different,
their clothes, their hair, their ways;
they don't understand my country roots
and how I've spent my days.
I won't let that stop me;
I'll learn to find my place
and though I miss my small town,
I won't forget my roots, my grace.
For though I may be lost,
and the city may seem big,
I'll keep my small-town heart
and spread my wings to live.
Copyright © Jing Wu | Year Posted 2023
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