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I remember back when I first saw that glow behind your eyes
And you took me just the way I was, though I wasn't quite sure why
Still it felt like something I just knew was going to work
'cause you know that we both knew just what the other one was worth
and the things that hold together didn't break,
even when it hurt

Now I say that you're my mother, even though I'm not your son
and your kids call me like I'm their older brother
and the friends that we've become

you know for some the sun is coming up, for some it's going down
but it's hearts of gold, both young and old that make this town all that it can be
and that's why I feel this has been like a family to me

When I was homeless, you gave me a room
when I hadn't no job, you gave me something to do
when I was crumbling to pieces you were the only thing that got me through
yeah the one there in my darkest hour most of all was you

and we've talked about lovers, we've talked about jobs
talked about drinking and talked about God
and all the things it means to come and say that I believe
You can say it was easy, like nothing at all
but the things you gave up for me were anything but small
and your sacrifice has made me twice the man I would have been
and all the man I ever need to be
and that's why I feel this has been like a family to me

and the thing I learned is that the best part
about love is how you learn to feel the beating of your heart
It's a feeling that you only get from giving
and though it sometimes looks like things are falling apart at the seems
you know it's so easy to see that this place was built on dreams

and there's not much that I'll miss about this city when I'm gone
but I can guarantee that ya'll will sure be one

'cause won't you look at what we made?
It's a fire so warm it's never gonna fade
it's gonna set the world on fire and set the captives free
and I'll be family to them, just like you were family to me

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from The Growing Season EP, released October 5, 2013

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Jon Michael Swift State College, Pennsylvania

I interview people and write songs about them....among other things

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