R.e.m. Houston

If the storm doesn't kill me the government will

I've got to get that out of my head

It's a new day today and the coffee is strong

I've finally got some rest

So a man's put to task and challenges

I was taught to hold my head high

Collect what is mine,

Make the best of what today has

Houston is filled with promise

Laredo is a beautiful place

Galveston sings like that song that I loved

Its meaning has not been erased

And so there are claims forgiven

And so there are things that are gone

Houston is filled with promise

Laredo is a beautiful place

Galveston sings like that song that I loved

Its meaning has not been erased

And some things, they fall to the wayside

Their memory is yet to be still

Belief has not filled me

And so I am put to the test