Little Town in the Desert
We settled down in a little town
Nigh on thirty years ago
The stars shown bright
In the deep dark desert night
Far away from the city's light
I bought some seeds
Fought a war with tumbleweeds
That would roll on into town
And my flowers grew
Beneath skies of bluest blue
Yesterday...
Thirty years ago
Way out west the city did her
darndest best
To sprawl on eastward toward
The hills
Then the builders came
And this town just
Ain't the same
As it was thirty years ago
We settled down in a little town
Far from all those city lights
As I look around, I am now confound
In the midst of them tonight
Copyright © Bj Legros Kelley | Year Posted 2024
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