Riverside

I dumped out a box of old
 family photographs
 spread them out across my bed
 Grandpa Lou
 you wouldn't believe just how
 much this place has changed
 and I hate to say
 that this city lost it's shine
 and the sense of style
 and class it had back then
 overrun with greed
 spending the money they don't have
 to buy the things they'll die before they need
 I'm only sure I need a change of scenery
 Every week's the same
 I can't stand to waste another day
 complaining but making no real attempt to be different
 when I finally leave this town
 I'll take the interstate right down the coast
 and maybe I'll head west
 to figure out the next spot to call my home
 Never forget
 the way the brightest stars
 lit up the balcony of my apartment
 on my last night
 I looked up at that sky
 and realized the change had been in me
 somewhere along the way
 started making sense of all the things I've heard
 it's not about where your time is spent
 it's what you choose to do with it