[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]