[00:01.34]R.E.M. - Houston [00:07.82] [00:20.15] [00:21.05]If the storm doesn't kill me the government will [00:24.73]I've got to get that out of my head [00:28.89]It's a new day today and the coffee is strong [00:32.99]I've finally got some rest [00:35.54] [00:36.95]So a man's put to task and challenges [00:41.14]I was taught to hold my head high [00:45.49]Collect what is mine, [00:47.36]Make the best of what today has [00:49.78] [00:53.65]Houston is filled with promise [00:58.18]Laredo is a beautiful place [01:01.84]Galveston sings like that song that I loved [01:05.99]Its meaning has not been erased [01:09.10] [01:17.93]And so there are claims forgiven [01:21.94]And so there are things that are gone [01:24.64] [01:26.19]Houston is filled with promise [01:30.24]Laredo is a beautiful place [01:34.29]Galveston sings like that song that I loved [01:38.38]Its meaning has not been erased [01:41.55] [01:42.08]And some things, they fall to the wayside [01:46.10]Their memory is yet to be still [01:50.23]Belief has not filled me [01:52.04]And so I am put to the test [01:54.67]