Where Is My Home

I stood on the shore watching the waves break
Watching the gulls fly against the blue sky
I tasted the salt in the cool ocean air
While the sun went down like it was descending some stairs
I looked into the darkness and out came the moon
And the stars with their mission to lighten up all the gloom
I saw the pattern silhouette with the shore
And i asked where is my home is it here for evermore

I read all about your famous melting pot
The books failed to mention the haves and have nots
Your statue of liberty stands so tall and green
I wish I could tell half the stories she's seen
Your factories hum with the industrial age
They turn out books all with a missing page
The breeze turned cold and the sky turned grey
And i ask where is my home is it here i should stay

I turned my attention to the trails heading inland
Got tired of tripping all over the cold cold sand
Met up with the fishermen and tried their rough ways
I left that existence after a few scraggly days
So I boarded a train headed away from the coast
Life on the homestead so many good points to boast
And the sun turned red and the sky turned green
I asked where is my home this is just like a dream