My Hometown

If sweetness had a sound
 It would sound like my hometown
 The summer sprinklers turning on
 The endless ice cream song
 Cold river rushing by
 The ducks and geese in flight
 The silence in between
 All the sights unseen
 It would sound like my hometown
 If sweetness had a sound
 If kindness could be held
 It would feel like where I'm from
 The soft greeting of a neighbor
 The warm hand of a stranger
 Patience each with the other
 Embracing a sister or brother
 If I could hold it in my palm
 To the world I'd pass it on
 Or to any who might not have found
 The kindness of my hometown
 If sweetness had a sound
 It would sound like my hometown
 The summer sprinklers turning on
 The endless ice cream song
 Cold river rushing by
 The ducks and the geese in flight
 The silence in between
 All the sights unseen
 It would sound like my hometown
 If sweetness had a sound