What Happened to My Home?

Home in Texas is a special place

Where the cattle roam

And the seasons change every five minutes

You can experience a chilly breeze and the burning sun all within the same day

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When I left home for Afghanistan

It was these silly things I missed the most

The way you hope for snow every winter

Then complain when it finally snows

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It always snowed during the winter in Afghanistan

It was cold, desolate and unforgiving

So unlike the warmth, love and peace I knew back home

But I’ll still complain about the heat

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However, with everything going on in Texas

I can hardly recognize the home I grew up in

Texas was supposed to be a place of freedom for all

But it's taking more freedoms away by the day

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Remember the Alamo?

Remember that Texans used to fight and protect?

Now my home squabbles back and forth

I don’t see that Texas anymore

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This state doesn’t feel like home anymore

The sunlight is overbearing, and painful to look at

The warmth has turned cold just like our politicians

What happened to my home?