Old photographs spread out on my floor
Each one takes me further from these strange walls
Looking at your face, mama, in our garden then
These streets don't know my name like the old dirt roads
And I know you're waiting by the kitchen door
Where steam rises from the pots like morning fog
Every single day I feel it more and more
These streets don't know my name like the old dirt roads
The city moves so fast, it makes me dizzy now
Everyone's a stranger passing by
I close my eyes and see the willow branches bend
These streets don't know my name like the old dirt roads
And I know you're waiting by the kitchen door
Where steam rises from the pots like morning fog
Every single day I feel it more and more
These streets don't know my name like the old dirt roads
Dear mama, I'm writing just to say
That every mile between us feels too far
The seasons change but memories always stay
(They always stay, they always stay)
Tonight I'll light incense and think of home
Watch the smoke dance like it did back then
My heart beats slower when I speak your name
These streets don't know my name like the old dirt roads
And I know you're waiting by the kitchen door
Where steam rises from the pots like morning fog
Every single day I feel it more and more
These streets don't know my name like the old dirt roads
